Miami @ Los Angeles props

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Matthew Lugo will hold that advantage in today's game. Matthew Lugo has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 104.1-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 93.8-mph. Over the past two weeks, Matthew Lugo's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 33.3% up to 33.3%.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Jesus Sanchez has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 95.9-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 90.4-mph average. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.272) suggests that Jesus Sanchez has been unlucky since the start of last season with his .249 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Norby as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his BABIP talent. Connor Norby is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Connor Norby will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today... and moreover, Kikuchi has a large platoon split. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

Yoan Moncada's BABIP skill is projected in the 86th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yoan Moncada is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Yoan Moncada will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Sandy Alcantara today. Yoan Moncada will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Agustin Ramirez is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Because of Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Agustin Ramirez will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in this game. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Derek Hill in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Given Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Derek Hill will have a huge advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. When it comes to his batting average, Derek Hill has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .230 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .260.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Zach Neto is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage today. Zach Neto has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 100.5-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal 94.1-mph mark.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Extreme groundball batters like Taylor Ward tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Sandy Alcantara. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.

Eric Wagaman is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Eric Wagaman will have the handedness advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today's matchup... and even better, Kikuchi has a large platoon split. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Eric Wagaman has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 96.4-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 91.4-mph mark.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Travis d'Arnaud will hold that advantage today. Travis d'Arnaud has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last season's 25.52 ft/sec to 26.31 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric). Travis d'Arnaud's 94.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to evaluate power) grades out in the 87th percentile since the start of last season.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Kyle Stowers ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Kyle Stowers is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Kyle Stowers has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 11% rate last season to 23.6% this season.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Logan O'Hoppe will hold that advantage today. Logan O'Hoppe has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, bettering his 12% rate last year to 17% this year. Compared to his seasonal average of 20.4°, Logan O'Hoppe has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 35.5° angle in the past week.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jorge Soler ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jorge Soler is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Jorge Soler will hold that advantage in today's game. Jorge Soler has been unlucky this year, compiling a .302 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .341 — a .039 difference.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today's matchup. In the past 14 days, Jo Adell's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 97-mph over the course of the season to 105.3-mph of late. As it relates to his batting average, Jo Adell has experienced some negative variance this year. His .186 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .249.

Nolan Schanuel's batting average talent is projected to be in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nolan Schanuel is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Hitting from the opposite that Sandy Alcantara throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an edge in today's game. Nolan Schanuel is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Miami Marlins has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Otto Lopez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Otto Lopez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Kikuchi has a large platoon split. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Because of Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Nick Fortes will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. Nick Fortes has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 88.8-mph average to last season's 84.1-mph average.

Javier Sanoja's batting average skill is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Javier Sanoja will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi today... and even more favorably, Kikuchi has a large platoon split. Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Angels. In the past 7 days, Javier Sanoja's 28.6% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 10.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 78th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 8th-strongest of the day for batters. Luis Rengifo will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Luis Rengifo has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 100.9-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 90.9-mph. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, going from 42.9% on the season to 62.5% in the last 14 days.