New York @ New York picks

Francisco Lindor is a monster against right-handers. He’s sporting a .302 average, .377 on base percentage, 81% contact rate, and 50.4% hard hit percentage vs. righties on the season. All of those numbers are above league average and, in most cases, drastically so. He also profiles very well against Clarke Schmidt’s pitch mix. When isolating Lindor’s numbers against curveballs, cutters, and sweepers, which account for approximately 90% of Schmidt’s pitches, Lindor is hitting .354 with a .424 xwOBA. Incredible numbers. He always seems to get up for games against the New York Yankees as well, recording nine hits over his last five games against them. Look for Lindor to make noise offensively again in this one.

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (James Jean) behind the plate in this game.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #22 ballpark in MLB for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Given that groundball pitchers are least effective against flyball hitters, Griffin Canning (43.1% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in this matchup with 3 FB hitters in New York's projected lineup.. Griffin Canning will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best hitter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Juan Soto will have the handedness advantage against Clarke Schmidt today.

Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Cody Bellinger will have the handedness advantage against Griffin Canning today.. Cody Bellinger pulls many of his flyballs (33.9% — 81st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of all the teams today.. Francisco Alvarez's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 37.5% to 52.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Trent Grisham as MLB's 17th-best home run hitter.. Trent Grisham is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Trent Grisham will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning in today's game.

As it relates to his home run skill, Ben Rice ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ben Rice is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Ben Rice will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Griffin Canning today.

Pete Alonso projects as the 11th-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Pete Alonso is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Lindor in the 95th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. Francisco Lindor is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Francisco Lindor pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

When it comes to his home run talent, Mark Vientos ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mark Vientos is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. The New York Yankees outfield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest out of all the teams today.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Aaron Judge is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game.. On average, the fence height at Yankee Stadium is the 8th-lowest among all major league baseball stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 3rd-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Hitters such as Aaron Judge with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Griffin Canning who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.