Dodger Stadium
Andy Pages will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 14th-best hitter in the league as it relates to his BABIP talent. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Teoscar Hernandez has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .246 figure is inflated compared to his .232 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Since the start of last season, Teoscar Hernandez's 13.8% Barrel%, a reliable standard for measuring power, places him in the 90th percentile among his peers.
When it comes to his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 2nd-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Freddie Freeman is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Because of Brandon Pfaadt's large platoon split, Freddie Freeman will have a tremendous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Freddie Freeman will hold that advantage today.
Mookie Betts projects as the 7th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Mookie Betts will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Miguel Vargas hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Gabriel Moreno hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.5% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s batting average talent is projected to be in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 90th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Corbin Carroll in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Corbin Carroll is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today. In the league, Dodger Stadium's CF fences are the 4th-shallowest. Batting from the opposite that Gavin Stone throws from, Corbin Carroll will have the upper hand today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Corbin Carroll's true offensive ability to be a .337, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .084 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .253 wOBA.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake McCarthy in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Jake McCarthy will have the handedness advantage over Gavin Stone in today's game.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ketel Marte ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ketel Marte is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.
When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Joc Pederson ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Joc Pederson is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. Batting from the opposite that Gavin Stone throws from, Joc Pederson will have an advantage in today's matchup.
Kike Hernandez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Kike Hernandez will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
Kevin Newman is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today's game. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast projects the most favorable pitching conditions on the slate. Batting from the same side that Gavin Stone throws from, Kevin Newman will have a disadvantage in today's game. In today's matchup, Kevin Newman is at a disadvantage facing the league's 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.3% rate (79th percentile). Kevin Newman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.
Given Brandon Pfaadt's large platoon split, Jason Heyward will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today. Jason Heyward will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 3rd-best batter in the league. Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Shohei Ohtani will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brandon Pfaadt in today's matchup... and moreover, Pfaadt has a large platoon split. Shohei Ohtani will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Arizona's 90.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks them as the #29 offense in the game since the start of last season by this standard.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Smith in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Will Smith is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game. Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Will Smith will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
Gavin Lux has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.
