New York @ San Francisco Picks & Props

Oracle Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense. This matchup is projected to have the most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Jordan Hicks will have the handedness advantage over Anthony Volpe today. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Anthony Volpe today. Anthony Volpe has been lucky this year, compiling a .344 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .317 — a .027 difference.

Oracle Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense. This matchup is projected to have the most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Marcus Stroman will have the handedness advantage against Luis Matos in today's matchup. Since the start of last season, Luis Matos's 2.1% Barrel%, an advanced metric for measuring power, places him in the 18th percentile among his peers. Since the start of last season, Luis Matos's flyball exit velocity (a reliable metric to measure power) ranks in the 19th percentile at 88.8 mph.

Oracle Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense. This matchup is projected to have the most suitable weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Alex Verdugo in today's game. Alex Verdugo's 5% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power) ranks in the 21st percentile since the start of last season. Alex Verdugo's 89.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable standard to evaluate power) is in the 16th percentile since the start of last season.

Mike Yastrzemski has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (79% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Mike Yastrzemski will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Stroman today. Mike Yastrzemski pulls many of his flyballs (35.3% — 88th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 89th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Heliot Ramos has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Heliot Ramos will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Matt Chapman ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Chapman is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Extreme flyball batters like Matt Chapman usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Marcus Stroman.

Patrick Bailey is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Patrick Bailey pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. In MLB, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Brett Wisely will have the handedness advantage over Marcus Stroman in today's game. Brett Wisely will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Gleyber Torres ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Gleyber Torres is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Gleyber Torres has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jorge Soler ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Jorge Soler will hold that advantage today. Jorge Soler has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .201 rate is considerably lower than his .240 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects DJ LeMahieu in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. DJ LeMahieu has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.257) may lead us to conclude that DJ LeMahieu has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .243 actual batting average.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Giancarlo Stanton is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Giancarlo Stanton has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .225 mark is considerably lower than his .233 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Juan Soto projects as the 4th-best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Juan Soto is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. In MLB, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Aaron Judge is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Bats such as Aaron Judge with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jordan Hicks who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. In MLB, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Austin Wells will have the handedness advantage against Jordan Hicks in today's game. Hitters such as Austin Wells with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jordan Hicks who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. In MLB, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. The switch-hitting Oswaldo Cabrera will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Jordan Hicks. Oswaldo Cabrera has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .242 BA is considerably lower than his .287 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Thairo Estrada's batting average talent is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Thairo Estrada is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 59% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 9th-best field in the league for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Thairo Estrada will hold that advantage in today's game.

The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. In MLB, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Trent Grisham will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Hicks today... and even better, Hicks has a large platoon split.

The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Jordan Hicks throws from, Anthony Rizzo will have an edge today. Anthony Rizzo pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Anthony Rizzo is in the 89th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (47.5% rate since the start of last season).

The #9 ballpark in baseball for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. In MLB, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Marcus Stroman throws from, Trenton Brooks will have the upper hand in today's game. Trenton Brooks will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Wilmer Flores has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.