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The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best field in baseball for right-handed home runs.. Dingers are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest in MLB.. Despite posting a .166 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jhonkensy Noel has suffered from bad luck given the .122 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .288.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 89th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.. Nolan Jones is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Nolan Jones will hold the platoon advantage over Shane Smith in today's game.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Miguel Vargas is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.. The #4 park in the game for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Timothy Elko as the 13th-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP talent.. The #4 park in the game for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, Timothy Elko will have an advantage today.

When estimating his BABIP skill, Austin Slater is projected as the 11th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Austin Slater is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. The #4 park in the game for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Batting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, Austin Slater will have an edge today.

When estimating his home run talent, Luis Robert Jr. ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The #4 park in the game for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Hitting from the opposite that Logan Allen throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will have an advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Batting from the opposite that Shane Smith throws from, Bo Naylor will have an advantage today.. Bo Naylor pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Bo Naylor's launch angle this season (22.6°) is considerably better than his 19.5° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Angel Martinez's launch angle this season (18.4°) is considerably higher than his 14.8° figure last season.. Angel Martinez has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well in recent games, putting up a 25.4° angle on such balls over the last week.

Mike Tauchman is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Mike Tauchman has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Mike Tauchman will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs.. Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all parks.. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather report expects the 4th-hottest weather on the slate today at 86°.. Batting from the opposite that Shane Smith throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have the upper hand in today's game.