Citizens Bank Park
Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters.
The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Joey Bart pulls many of his flyballs (35.4% — 89th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.
The #7 stadium in the league for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citizens Bank Park. Built just 19 feet above sea level, Citizens Bank Park has one of the lowest altitudes in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to less offense. Dry weather has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather report expects the 3rd-lowest humidity of all games on the slate at 32%. Batting from the same side that Mitch Keller throws from, Trea Turner faces a tough challenge in today's game.
When estimating his BABIP skill, Brandon Marsh is projected as the 4th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Brandon Marsh will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mitch Keller in today's matchup. Brandon Marsh has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jared Triolo in the 97th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters.
Edward Olivares's batting average talent is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Edward Olivares is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Edward Olivares pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. In the past 14 days, Edward Olivares has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .409.
When estimating his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Andrew McCutchen is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Andrew McCutchen pulls many of his flyballs (33.5% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.T. Realmuto in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. J.T. Realmuto is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ke'Bryan Hayes in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Ke'Bryan Hayes is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters.
Rowdy Tellez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Rowdy Tellez will have an edge today.
Kyle Schwarber is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Mitch Keller throws from, Kyle Schwarber will have an edge in today's game. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 12th-best hitter in MLB. Bryce Harper is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Bryce Harper will have the handedness advantage against Mitch Keller today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nick Castellanos will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Zack Wheeler. Bryan Reynolds has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.
Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Johan Rojas will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.
Bryson Stott's batting average ability is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Bryson Stott will have the handedness advantage over Mitch Keller in today's matchup. Bryson Stott has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Oneil Cruz will have an advantage today. Oneil Cruz has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.
Alec Bohm's batting average talent is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Alec Bohm is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Among all the teams playing today, the 3rd-worst infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in MLB — generally good for long-balls. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 16.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Jack Suwinski will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Wheeler in today's game.
Connor Joe has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.
