Oracle Park
Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly correlated with lower temperatures, and the weather forecast for this game forecasts the 2nd-lowest temperature of all games on the slate today at 54°.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Chapman in the 97th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Matt Chapman is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Extreme groundball batters like Matt Chapman tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi. Matt Chapman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.
Heliot Ramos's BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Heliot Ramos is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Heliot Ramos has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Heliot Ramos will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 85th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Extreme groundball hitters like Willy Adames tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Willy Adames will hold that advantage today.
Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. Mike Yastrzemski will hold the platoon advantage over Nathan Eovaldi today. Mike Yastrzemski pulls many of his flyballs (36.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme groundball hitters like Mike Yastrzemski tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Mike Yastrzemski will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
Marcus Semien is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 92nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Josh Jung has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.
As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jake Burger ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).
Jonah Heim pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.
When assessing his overall offensive skill, Josh Smith ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Josh Smith has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Josh Smith will have the handedness advantage against Justin Verlander in today's game. The San Francisco Giants have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Josh Smith can likely count on never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.
As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Joc Pederson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Hitting from the opposite that Justin Verlander throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage in today's matchup. The San Francisco Giants have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Joc Pederson stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Joc Pederson pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.
LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.
Wilmer Flores has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.
Tyler Fitzgerald has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
Patrick Bailey has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
Leody Taveras has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
Adolis Garcia has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.
Wyatt Langford has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.
