Busch Stadium
Harrison Bader hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Miranda in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.
As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Willson Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Willson Contreras is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Willson Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins. Willson Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.
Alec Burleson's batting average skill is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Alec Burleson is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game. Alec Burleson will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan in today's matchup. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alec Burleson can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lars Nootbaar in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Lars Nootbaar will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan today. The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Lars Nootbaar stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brendan Donovan in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Brendan Donovan is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. Brendan Donovan will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan in today's game. Brendan Donovan will probably have an edge against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins. Ivan Herrera will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.
Victor Scott will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan today. Victor Scott is likely to have an advantage against every reliever for the duration of the game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP. Extreme flyball batters like Victor Scott tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Joe Ryan. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Victor Scott will hold that advantage today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Jordan Walker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 7th-shallowest CF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins. Jordan Walker will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.
Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Among all the teams today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Minnesota Twins. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Nolan Arenado will hold that advantage in today's game.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Byron Buxton ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Byron Buxton is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 82nd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.
Christian Vazquez has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.
Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.
Matthew Wallner has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.
Masyn Winn has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.
Willi Castro has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.
Trevor Larnach has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.
Carlos Correa has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.
Mickey Gasper has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.
