Nationals Park
The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 5th-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today. William Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.
Nationals Park profiles as the #27 park in Major League Baseball for lefty BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). MacKenzie Gore will hold the platoon advantage against Christian Yelich in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals infield defense projects as the 4th-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today. Christian Yelich will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Over the past two weeks, Christian Yelich's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 96.5 mph to 94.2 mph.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 78th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Lane Thomas is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Lane Thomas will hold the platoon advantage over Wade Miley in today's game. Lane Thomas will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.
CJ Abrams is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The 9th-shallowest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Nationals Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. CJ Abrams will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. CJ Abrams's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 33.6% to 40.4%.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. The switch-hitting Ildemaro Vargas will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Wade Miley. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Ildemaro Vargas will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Willy Adames is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Willy Adames will have the handedness advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Chavis in the 77th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Michael Chavis will hold the platoon advantage against Wade Miley in today's game. Michael Chavis will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Joey Wiemer will hold the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Alex Call will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wade Miley today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Alex Call will hold that advantage in today's game. Alex Call's launch angle lately (24.1° in the past 14 days) is significantly higher than his 15.9° seasonal angle. Alex Call has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .280 rate is deflated compared to his .310 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Meneses in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Joey Meneses is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Joey Meneses will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wade Miley in today's game. Joey Meneses has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Tyrone Taylor will have the handedness advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game.
Dominic Smith is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 91% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The 9th-shallowest right field dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Nationals Park. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Dominic Smith will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Dominic Smith's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, going from 45.6% on the season to 56.3% in the last 14 days.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Riley Adams will hold the platoon advantage over Wade Miley in today's game. Riley Adams will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Riley Adams's maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to measure power) has been 115 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 96th percentile.
A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Andruw Monasterio will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against MacKenzie Gore in today's game. Andruw Monasterio has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.8%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Andruw Monasterio has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 89.8-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal 87.7-mph average. Andruw Monasterio's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 49.4% on the season to 55.6% in the last two weeks' worth of games.
Stone Garrett has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (52% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is expected to have the 4th-highest temperatures on the slate at 83°. Stone Garrett will have the handedness advantage against Wade Miley in today's matchup. Stone Garrett will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.
Victor Caratini has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.
