Detroit @ Philadelphia picks

A strikeout artist, Tarik Skubal ranks in the 94th percentile or higher in chase rate, whiff rate and strikeout rate. Entering this game in particularly dominant form, Skubal boasts a 1.42 ERA and 0.73 WHIP over his past six starts. He has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in three of those five outings.

Zack Wheeler currently ranks in the 78th percentile or higher in chase rate, whiff rate and strikeout rate. As a result, Wheeler has recorded eight or more strikeouts in seven of his past eight starts. This success is likely to continue against Detroit, a team he has struck out eight times in each of his two career meetings.

Tarik Skubal has recorded 19+ outs in 10 of 21 starts this season, including three of his last five and seven of his last 11 outings. He's been great at pitching deep into games on the road recently as well, recording 20, 21, and 21 outs in his last three road starts. The lefty allowed three hits in seven shutout innings against the Phillies last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all parks.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Hitting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an edge in today's game.

Bryce Harper projects as the 13th-best batter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bryce Harper is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Bryce Harper has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Batting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Riley Greene will have an edge in today's game.. Riley Greene has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

Harrison Bader will hold the platoon advantage over Tarik Skubal in today's matchup.. Harrison Bader pulls many of his flyballs (37.6% — 96th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.. Harrison Bader will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Using Statcast data, Harrison Bader is in the 80th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 25.600.

Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all parks.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest out of all the teams today.. Javier Baez has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 96.6-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 88.4-mph figure.. Compared to his seasonal average of 10°, Javier Baez has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 29° figure in the past 7 days.

Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all parks.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Wenceel Perez will get to bat from his better side against Zack Wheeler in today's game.. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-weakest out of all the teams today.. Wenceel Perez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 14.1% to 21.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 89th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Colt Keith is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today's game.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Colt Keith will hold the platoon advantage over Zack Wheeler today.. Colt Keith has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edmundo Sosa in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.. Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all parks.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Edmundo Sosa will have the handedness advantage against Tarik Skubal in today's game.. Among all the teams on the slate today, the weakest infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Riley Greene is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Batting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Riley Greene will have an edge in today's game.. Riley Greene has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kerry Carpenter in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.. Kerry Carpenter is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Long-balls are generally more common at fields with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest among all parks.. The weather forecast calls for temperatures in this game to drop to the 5th-lowest level on the schedule today at 81°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).. Hitting from the opposite that Zack Wheeler throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an edge in today's game.