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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Nathaniel Lowe will have the handedness advantage against George Kirby in today's matchup. Nathaniel Lowe has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Nathaniel Lowe has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 5.5% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.P. Crawford in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and J.P. Crawford will hold that advantage in today's game. In the past week's worth of games, J.P. Crawford has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls: 32.5° compared to his seasonal mark of 13.1°. J.P. Crawford has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .197 BA is a fair amount lower than his .244 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Leody Taveras has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Over the last 7 days, Leody Taveras's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.4% up to 20%. Leody Taveras's launch angle recently (52.5° over the last 7 days) is a significant increase over his 13.5° seasonal figure. In terms of his batting average, Leody Taveras has suffered from bad luck this year. His .226 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .256.

Victor Robles is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Victor Robles will hold the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's game. Victor Robles pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.9% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Victor Robles will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Victor Robles and his 17.8° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 82nd percentile, among the highest in the league this year.

Batting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Travis Jankowski will have an advantage in today's matchup. Travis Jankowski has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Last year, Travis Jankowski had an average launch angle of 1.1° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 5.3°. Travis Jankowski has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .209 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .243 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Randy Arozarena will have an advantage today. Randy Arozarena will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

As it relates to his BABIP talent, Julio Rodriguez is projected as the 4th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Julio Rodriguez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. Batting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Julio Rodriguez will have the upper hand in today's game. Julio Rodriguez has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Julio Rodriguez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 92nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Wyatt Langford pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 80th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Wyatt Langford has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 9% seasonal rate to 14.7% in the past 14 days. Wyatt Langford has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 94.6-mph over the past two weeks.

Josh H. Smith is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. Batting from the opposite that George Kirby throws from, Josh H. Smith will have the upper hand in today's game. Josh H. Smith pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. Placing in the 81st percentile, Josh H. Smith sports a .318 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Marcus Semien is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.2% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. In the past week's worth of games, Marcus Semien's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.3% up to 20%. Marcus Semien's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, going from 16.7% on the season to 33.3% in the last week's worth of games.

Justin Turner is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Justin Turner will have an edge today. Justin Turner will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Over the last week, Justin Turner's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.2% up to 15.4%.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adolis Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Adolis Garcia has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 12.8% seasonal rate to 17.9% in the last two weeks. Compared to his seasonal average of 15.3°, Adolis Garcia has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 23° mark over the past week.

Jonah Heim pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 4th-shallowest RF fences today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Jonah Heim's true offensive talent to be a .288, providing some evidence that he has been unlucky this year given the .030 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .258 wOBA.

When estimating his BABIP talent, Josh Jung is projected as the 20th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Josh Jung has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Josh Jung has made substantial gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 10.8% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past 14 days. Josh Jung's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, going from 17.5% on the season to 30.8% in the last 7 days. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Josh Jung ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .265.

Hitting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Dylan Moore will have an advantage today. Dylan Moore pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.1% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Dylan Moore will hold that advantage today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.219) may lead us to conclude that Dylan Moore has been unlucky this year with his .206 actual batting average. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Dylan Moore ranks in the 98th percentile with a 22.4° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in the majors.

Luis Urias will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nathan Eovaldi today. Luis Urias pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.1% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Urias will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Luis Urias has made significant gains with his Barrel%, improving his 5.8% rate last year to 13.2% this year. Luis Urias has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 95.4-mph average to last season's 92-mph figure.

Cal Raleigh is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Cal Raleigh pulls many of his flyballs (40.4% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Cal Raleigh will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal mark of 21°, Cal Raleigh has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.6°) in the last two weeks. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.339) implies that Cal Raleigh has had bad variance on his side this year with his .313 actual wOBA.

HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Mitch Haniger will hold the platoon advantage over Nathan Eovaldi in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Mitch Haniger will hold that advantage in today's game. Mitch Haniger has been unlucky this year, compiling a .278 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .310 — a .032 gap. Mitch Haniger's 90.5-mph average exit velocity is among the best in MLB this year: 75th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Ezequiel Duran has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (92% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball. Ezequiel Duran has compiled a .317 BABIP this year, grading out in the 76th percentile.

Mitch Garver is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. Batting from the opposite that Nathan Eovaldi throws from, Mitch Garver will have an edge today. Mitch Garver pulls many of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences today. Mitch Garver will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Mitch Garver has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 94.3-mph average to last season's 91.4-mph EV.

HRs are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and T-Mobile Park has the 3rd-shallowest in Major League Baseball.