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When estimating his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The #4 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.. There has been a significant improvement in Dansby Swanson's launch angle from last year's 10.2° to 13.5° this season.

Seiya Suzuki projects as the 18th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Seiya Suzuki is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The #4 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. The Barrel% of Seiya Suzuki has significantly improved, with an increase from 11.5% last year to 18.8% this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Ian Happ ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 stadium in MLB for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The switch-hitting Ian Happ will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Grant Taylor.. Ian Happ has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.344) suggests that Ian Happ has had bad variance on his side this year with his .308 actual wOBA.

Kyle Tucker projects as the 8th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Tucker is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 stadium in MLB for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Batting from the opposite that Grant Taylor throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an advantage in today's game.. Kyle Tucker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Miguel Vargas is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #4 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.. Miguel Vargas pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.5% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

When estimating his home run ability, Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Pete Crow-Armstrong is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 stadium in MLB for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.. Pete Crow-Armstrong will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Grant Taylor in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 86th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. The #4 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Robert Jr. will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Luis Robert Jr.'s launch angle this year (18°) is significantly better than his 13.1° angle last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.. Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #4 stadium in MLB for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

Carson Kelly is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #4 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-best hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.. Carson Kelly has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 6.6% rate last year to 11.8% this season.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Dansby Swanson ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The #4 park in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-smallest outfield among all stadiums — generally good for home runs.. There has been a significant improvement in Dansby Swanson's launch angle from last year's 10.2° to 13.5° this season.. Dansby Swanson's footspeed has increased this season. His 27.82 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 28.35 ft/sec now.