St. Louis @ San Diego picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ivan Herrera in the 88th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.. Ivan Herrera is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #6 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Posting a .372 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Ivan Herrera grades out in the 92nd percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Manny Machado ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. The #6 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Batting from the opposite that Matthew Liberatore throws from, Manny Machado will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. The #6 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 3rd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 9th-best batter in the majors.. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Matthew Liberatore today.. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Alec Burleson is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today.. The #6 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Hitting from the opposite that Nick Pivetta throws from, Alec Burleson will have an advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Jackson Merrill is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.. The #6 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Jackson Merrill will probably have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the St. Louis Cardinals has just 1 same-handed RP.

Nolan Gorman projects as the 19th-best home run hitter in baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The #6 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Batting from the opposite that Nick Pivetta throws from, Nolan Gorman will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.. The #6 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Jordan Walker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (41% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.. Jordan Walker has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.1-mph to 95-mph in the past 7 days.

Petco Park has the 3rd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Due to his reverse platoon split, Nick Pivetta will be at a disadvantage matching up with 6 hitters in the projected batting order of the same handedness in this outing.. Nick Pivetta is an extreme flyball pitcher (39% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #8 HR venue among all major league parks today.. Nick Pivetta has been lucky this year, notching a 2.81 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 3.96 — a 1.15 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willson Contreras in the 94th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Willson Contreras is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. The #6 ballpark in baseball for boosting home runs to righties, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.. Petco Park has the 3rd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all parks.. Petco Park has the 7th-shortest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.