Boston @ San Diego Picks & Props

Triston Casas has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (79% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Triston Casas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. In the last 14 days, Triston Casas has shown considerable progress with his Barrel% by elevating it from his seasonal rate of 13.6% to 26.3%. A significant increase in Triston Casas's exit velocity on flyballs has been observed in recent games, evidenced by his figure of 103.7-mph in the last 14 days in comparison to his seasonal figure of 98.7-mph. There has been a significant increase in Triston Casas's launch angle, which was at 30.7° over the past 7 days compared to his seasonal figure of 14.5°.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage against Corey Kluber in today's game. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst. Trent Grisham will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. In the past two weeks, Trent Grisham has exhibited a significant surge in his average launch figure on his highest exit velocity balls, measuring 27.7°, which marks a substantial rise from his seasonal figure of 21.6°.

Projected by THE BAT X, Rafael Devers is expected to be the 19th-best batter in Major League Baseball. Rafael Devers is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Rafael Devers will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. Rafael Devers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 78th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Rafael Devers's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, going from 38.7% on the season to 53.6% in the last 14 days.

In terms of his batting average ability, Masataka Yoshida is projected as the 15th-best hitter in the major leagues by THE BAT X. Masataka Yoshida is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Masataka Yoshida will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today's matchup. Over the past 7 days, Masataka Yoshida's average exit velocity has significantly improvementd, evidenced by a comparison of his 92.7-mph average to his seasonal 89.1-mph EV.

According to THE BAT X, Alex Verdugo ranks in the 96th percentile for his batting average skill. Alex Verdugo is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Alex Verdugo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today's game. Alex Verdugo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Lately, Alex Verdugo's Barrel% has shown remarkable improvement, increasing from his seasonal rate of 6.9% to 14.3% withover the past 7 days.

When assessing Xander Bogaerts's batting average capskill, THE BAT X places him in the 96th percentile. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst. Xander Bogaerts will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Assessing his overall offensive capskill, Jake Cronenworth scores in the 84th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Jake Cronenworth will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corey Kluber in today's matchup. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst.

THE BAT X projections rank Juan Soto as the 3rd-best hitter in the league. Juan Soto is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. Juan Soto will hold the platoon advantage against Corey Kluber in today's matchup. Juan Soto hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Juan Soto usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Corey Kluber.

Rougned Odor will hold the platoon advantage over Corey Kluber in today's matchup. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst. Rougned Odor will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. In the past 7 days, Rougned Odor has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 5.6% to 12.5%. In recent times, Rougned Odor's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 93.6 mph over the last week and his seasonal EV of 90.9 mph.

THE BAT X projects Jarren Duran in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Jarren Duran is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Jarren Duran will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha today. Jarren Duran hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. In recent games, Jarren Duran's exit velocity has notably gaind, evident in his 92.7-mph average in the past week's games compared to his seasonal 89.9-mph mark.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Raimel Tapia is ranked in the 79th percentile by THE BAT X projects. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Raimel Tapia will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha in today's game.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Reese McGuire will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha in today's matchup.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Brett Sullivan will hold the platoon advantage over Corey Kluber today. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst. Brett Sullivan will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 3rd-worst. Austin Nola will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Lately, Austin Nola's exit velocity has notably increased, evident in his 95.6-mph average in the past week's games compared to his seasonal 86.3-mph figure.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Enmanuel Valdez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha today. Recently, Enmanuel Valdez has exhibited a notable rise in his average launch figure for his highest exit velocity balls, standing at 24.5° in the past two weeks compared to his seasonal figure of 18.7°. In the past 14 days, Enmanuel Valdez has been performing exceptionally well with a wOBA of .374.

Matt Carpenter is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. Matt Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Corey Kluber today. On the slate, the Boston Red Sox' infield defense is expected to be the 4th-worst. Matt Carpenter will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Matt Carpenter has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 92.6-mph.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in the majors. Over the past 14 days, Kike Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has experienced a significant boost, evident from his average of 86.9-mph, which surpasses his seasonal average of 84.9-mph. A consistent launch angle is a proxy for good hitting, and Kike Hernandez has been very consistent with his lately, putting up a 35° launch angle standard deviation over the last week.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.