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As it relates to his batting average ability, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will hold that advantage in today's game. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.7-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal EV of 94.6-mph.

Nathan Lukes's batting average skill is projected to be in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nathan Lukes is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Nathan Lukes will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Hendricks today. Extreme flyball hitters like Nathan Lukes are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Kyle Hendricks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Nolan Schanuel's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (19.6°) is quite a bit better than his 13° figure last year. Nolan Schanuel's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (33.4° in the last two weeks) is quite a bit better than his 19.6° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Springer in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. George Springer is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. George Springer will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. George Springer has made notable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 9.3% rate last year to 17.7% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Batting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Taylor Ward will have the upper hand in today's game. Taylor Ward has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.9-mph to 93.1-mph in the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Alejandro Kirk is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Alejandro Kirk will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Alejandro Kirk has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.1-mph average to last season's 89.3-mph mark.

Mike Trout projects as the 12th-best batter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mike Trout is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game. Mike Trout will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer in today's game. Mike Trout hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 86th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 10th-shallowest CF fences today. Mike Trout's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased of late, rising from 50.7% on the season to 60% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 78th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Eric Lauer. Extreme groundball hitters like Luis Rengifo generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Eric Lauer. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 41.4% to 49.6%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Jorge Soler will have an edge in today's game. Jorge Soler hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 10th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Despite posting a .288 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jorge Soler has experienced some negative variance given the .048 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .336. This year, the hardest ball Jorge Soler has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 112.7 mph (an advanced standard to evaluate power), checking in at the 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 66% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Zach Neto will have an edge today. Zach Neto's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 40.6% to 53.6%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Logan O'Hoppe will hold the platoon advantage over Eric Lauer in today's matchup. Logan O'Hoppe has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 98-mph average to last year's 94.6-mph average. Despite posting a .302 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Logan O'Hoppe has had bad variance on his side given the .022 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .324.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Andres Gimenez will have the handedness advantage over Kyle Hendricks today. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Andres Gimenez will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Andres Gimenez's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (12.4°) is quite a bit better than his 9.2° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ernie Clement in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Ernie Clement will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.3°, Ernie Clement has significantly improved his launch angle of late, posting a 24.7° figure over the past week. Ernie Clement's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 41.6% to 47.5%.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jo Adell is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 92% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Jo Adell will have the handedness advantage over Eric Lauer in today's matchup. Jo Adell has made sizeable gains with his Barrel% lately, improving his 15.7% seasonal rate to 21.9% over the past two weeks.

Addison Barger has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (84% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Addison Barger will hold the platoon advantage over Kyle Hendricks today. Addison Barger will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Addison Barger has made significant strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 8.8% rate last year to 14.2% this year.

Rogers Centre has the 10th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the league. Kevin Newman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer in today's game. Last year, Kevin Newman had an average launch angle of 4° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 7°.

Myles Straw has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Bo Bichette has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Travis d'Arnaud has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.