Oneil Cruz projects as the 6th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Hitting from the opposite that Andre Pallante throws from, Oneil Cruz will have the upper hand today.. Oneil Cruz has a ton of pop (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (30.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Andre Pallante doesn't generate many whiffs (9th percentile K%) — great news for Cruz.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an advantage in today's matchup.. The Pittsburgh Pirates have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Lars Nootbaar stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Ivan Herrera will hold that advantage today.. This season, Ivan Herrera has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.2 mph compared to last year's 91.5 mph mark.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Alec Burleson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Hitting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Alec Burleson will have an advantage today.. Alec Burleson will probably have an edge against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.
When assessing his home run talent, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Nolan Gorman will hold the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today's game.. Nolan Gorman may have an edge against every reliever for the game's entirety, since the bullpen of the Pittsburgh Pirates only has 1 same-handed RP.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Willson Contreras is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Willson Contreras will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.. Willson Contreras has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 15% seasonal rate to 23.1% in the last 7 days.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Bryan Reynolds is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Andre Pallante in this game.. Among all the teams playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.
It is anticipated that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Stu Scheurwater) behind the plate in this game.. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Mitch Keller will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.. Mitch Keller's fastball velocity has fallen 1.2 mph this season (93.3 mph) below where it was last year (94.5 mph).. Grading out in the 17th percentile, Mitch Keller posted an 8.6% Swinging Strike rate this year.
As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Liover Peguero ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Liover Peguero is penciled in 8th in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Busch Stadium as the 7th-worst field in the majors for run-scoring.. Hitting from the same side that Andre Pallante throws from, Liover Peguero meets a tough challenge today.. Liover Peguero pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball's 8th-deepest LF fences today.
When assessing his home run skill, Jack Suwinski ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Busch Stadium has the 9th-lowest fences in the league.. Jack Suwinski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andre Pallante today.. Jack Suwinski has big-time power (91st percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (30.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Andre Pallante has a pitch-to-contact profile (8th percentile K%) — great news for Suwinski.. Among all the teams playing today, the 2nd-weakest infield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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