Philadelphia @ San Diego Picks & Props

Juan Soto projects as the 5th-best hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Juan Soto is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage over Zack Wheeler today. Juan Soto hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield fences among all major league stadiums. Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage against Zack Wheeler in today's game. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Trent Grisham will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 6th-best batter in the majors. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 85th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Fernando Tatis Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Kyle Schwarber ranks as the 16th-best batter in the game. Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. Kyle Schwarber will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha today. Kyle Schwarber has made big improvements with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 16% seasonal rate to 31% in the last two weeks' worth of games. Kyle Schwarber has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.2-mph to 96-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield fences among all major league stadiums. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Xander Bogaerts will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Petco Park profiles as the #26 stadium in baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which tends to lead to less offense. Michael Wacha will have the handedness advantage over Nick Castellanos today. Nick Castellanos has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will be challenged by baseball's 6th-deepest RF fences today. Nick Castellanos will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield fences among all major league stadiums. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Gary Sanchez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. In the past 14 days, Gary Sanchez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.7-mph over the course of the season to 100.2-mph recently. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.4°, Gary Sanchez has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 27° angle in the last 7 days.

Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Matthew Batten will hold that advantage in today's game. Matthew Batten has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph to 88.5-mph over the last two weeks. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Matthew Batten has significantly improved the launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls: 9.8° compared to his seasonal mark of 0.9°.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. Ha-seong Kim hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Ha-seong Kim will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Ha-seong Kim has shown favorable plate discipline this year, checking in at the 90th percentile with a 1.55 K/BB rate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 13th-best batter in the game. Bryce Harper is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield fences among all major league stadiums. Bryce Harper will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha in today's game. Bryce Harper has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 102.8-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 94-mph.

Luis Campusano has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Rodolfo Castro has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.