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Guaranteed Rate Field projects as the #27 venue in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 89°.. Davis Martin struggled when it came to striking batters out in his last game started and notched 2 Ks.. Davis Martin has put up a 17.5% Strikeout% this year, placing in the 20th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 87th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.. Luis Robert Jr. is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. The #7 park in the majors for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

Colson Montgomery has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.. Batting from the opposite that Slade Cecconi throws from, Colson Montgomery will have an edge today.. Colson Montgomery pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.6% — 86th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.. Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 92°.. Angel Martinez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (39.2% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. In the past 7 days, Angel Martinez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4% up to 10%.. Angel Martinez's launch angle this season (18.6°) is quite a bit better than his 14.8° angle last season.

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.. Kyle Manzardo will hold the platoon advantage over Davis Martin in today's game.

Mike Tauchman is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game.. The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.. Mike Tauchman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Slade Cecconi in today's game.. Mike Tauchman has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

Daniel Schneemann is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.. The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 2nd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 3rd-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.. Daniel Schneemann will hold the platoon advantage over Davis Martin in today's matchup.

Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. The #5 venue in the league for boosting home runs to lefties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Homers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 92°.. Kyle Manzardo will hold the platoon advantage over Davis Martin in today's game.

The #5 field in the game for boosting home runs to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast projects the highest temperatures on the slate at 92°.. Austin Hedges pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. This season, Austin Hedges has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 93.3 mph compared to last year's 88.4 mph mark.. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Austin Hedges ranks in the 97th percentile with a 23.1° launch angle, which is among the most flyball-inducing angles in baseball.