Philadelphia @ Miami props

Built just 6 feet above sea level, LoanDepot Park has one of the lowest elevations among all major league parks, which generally leads to less offense. The LoanDepot Park roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this match-up -5° colder than the average outdoor game on the schedule today — favorable for pitching. Edward Cabrera will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Trea Turner in today's game. Trea Turner will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. In terms of his batting average, Trea Turner has been very fortunate this year. His .308 figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .279.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jesus Sanchez in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Jesus Sanchez will hold that advantage today. Jesus Sanchez has made big gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 10.9% seasonal rate to 20% over the past 7 days. Jesus Sanchez has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 105.9-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal figure of 95.6-mph.

Connor Norby's BABIP talent is projected in the 96th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Connor Norby will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today's game. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Connor Norby will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 15.4°, Connor Norby has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 27° figure in the past week.

Agustin Ramirez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Hitting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Agustin Ramirez will have an advantage in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Agustin Ramirez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Agustin Ramirez has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.1-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 91.1-mph EV.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Xavier Edwards is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Xavier Edwards will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats. Xavier Edwards's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, going from 46.7% on the season to 54.8% in the last two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Otto Lopez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Hitting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Otto Lopez will have the upper hand today. Otto Lopez hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Hitting from the opposite that Edward Cabrera throws from, Bryson Stott will have an edge today. The Miami Marlins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Bryson Stott has a strong chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Compared to his seasonal average of 17.1°, Bryson Stott has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 25.9° angle in the past two weeks. Bryson Stott's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 16.2% to 21.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edmundo Sosa in the 76th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Among all major league stadiums, LoanDepot Park's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Edmundo Sosa's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 39.5% to 48.7%. Edmundo Sosa is very fast, ranking in the 96th percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.41 ft/sec this year. Edmundo Sosa has compiled a .321 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 85th percentile.

Max Kepler is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. Max Kepler will have the handedness advantage over Edward Cabrera today. Max Kepler is apt to have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Miami Marlins only has 1 same-handed RP. Max Kepler has made significant gains with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 14.5% seasonal rate to 26.1% in the last two weeks. Max Kepler has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 96.3-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 91.2-mph average.

Hitting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Nick Fortes will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Nick Fortes will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.T. Realmuto in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. J.T. Realmuto has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 92.6-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 90.4-mph average. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates J.T. Realmuto's true offensive talent to be a .332, suggesting that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .034 difference between that figure and his actual .298 wOBA.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 20th-best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Kyle Schwarber is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. Kyle Schwarber will hold the platoon advantage over Edward Cabrera in today's matchup. The Miami Marlins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Kyle Schwarber stands a good chance of never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. In the past 7 days, Kyle Schwarber's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 99.5-mph over the course of the season to 106.3-mph of late.

Eric Wagaman is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. Eric Wagaman will hold the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez today. Eric Wagaman hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences today. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Eric Wagaman will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

When it comes to his batting average talent, Alec Bohm is projected as the 16th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Alec Bohm is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 56% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Alec Bohm has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.8-mph to 94.5-mph in the last 7 days. Alec Bohm's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved of late, increasing from 49.2% on the season to 60% over the last 14 days. Utilizing Statcast data, Alec Bohm ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .292.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Dane Myers as the 10th-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP skill. Dane Myers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today's matchup. Dane Myers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.6% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 6th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Dane Myers will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Nick Castellanos's batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nick Castellanos is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Among all major league stadiums, LoanDepot Park's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Nick Castellanos has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 8.8% seasonal rate to 30.8% in the past 7 days. Compared to last season, Nick Castellanos has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 19.4% to 22.7% this season.

Heriberto Hernandez is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Among all major league stadiums, LoanDepot Park's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Heriberto Hernandez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cristopher Sanchez in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Heriberto Hernandez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Kemp in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Among all major league stadiums, LoanDepot Park's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Posting a 92.8-mph average exit velocity in the last week's worth of games, Otto Kemp has been in great form in recent games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Marsh as the 4th-best batter in the game when estimating his BABIP ability. Batting from the opposite that Edward Cabrera throws from, Brandon Marsh will have an advantage in today's game. The Miami Marlins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brandon Marsh can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Compared to his seasonal average of 9°, Brandon Marsh has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 16° figure in the past 7 days. Brandon Marsh has recorded a .344 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 97th percentile.

Kyle Stowers has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.