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In the majors, Truist Park's LF dimensions are the 3rd-deepest. Tim Anderson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Tim Anderson has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph dropping to 83.1-mph in the past week's worth of games. Tim Anderson's launch angle in recent games (-4.7° in the past 14 days) is quite a bit lower than his 0.4° seasonal mark. Tim Anderson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 14.8% to 7.3%.

Kolby Allard will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Benintendi today. Andrew Benintendi has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 3rd-deepest LF fences in today's game. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Andrew Benintendi in today's matchup. Andrew Benintendi has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.6-mph dropping to 81.1-mph over the past 14 days. Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 91.1-mph EV last year has fallen off to 87.9-mph.

The #9 stadium in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Sam Hilliard will hold the platoon advantage over Dylan Cease in today's game.

In the majors, Truist Park's LF dimensions are the 3rd-deepest. Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. In the last 14 days, Andrew Vaughn's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.7% down to 4.3%. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Andrew Vaughn's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal average of 94 mph to 90.7 mph.

Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Eloy Jimenez in today's game. Over the past two weeks, Eloy Jimenez's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.8% down to 4.2%. Eloy Jimenez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 97.6-mph figure last year has dropped off to 93.8-mph. In the last 14 days, Eloy Jimenez's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls (-1.8°) has significantly dropped compared to his seasonal mark of 7.1°. As it relates to plate discipline, Eloy Jimenez's skill is quite weak, sporting a 3.66 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 24th percentile.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Elvis Andrus will have the handedness advantage over Kolby Allard in today's matchup.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Austin Riley ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Austin Riley is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Orlando Arcia hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 5th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Ozzie Albies is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The #9 stadium in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

In the majors, Truist Park's LF dimensions are the 3rd-deepest. Luis Robert will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Luis Robert has had some very good luck with with his wOBA this year; his .376 rate is a fair amount higher than his .353 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. When it comes to plate discipline, Luis Robert's ability is quite bad, putting up a 5.48 K/BB rate this year while placing in in the 5th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Burger in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Matt Olson ranks as the 11th-best hitter in the game. Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The #9 stadium in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park has the 5th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Yasmani Grandal will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Kolby Allard.

The #9 stadium in MLB for boosting base hits to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation in the league. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast predicts the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 87°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-most-favorable of the day for batters. Seby Zavala will have the handedness advantage over Kolby Allard today.

Eddie Rosario has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Michael Harris II has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Travis d'Arnaud has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.