San Diego @ San Francisco picks

San Diego is a team that feasts on pitchers like Robbie Ray; it struggles against ground-ballers who know how to navigate contact-first teams, but it has been quite strong in the reverse split. Mix in the fact that the Padres have performed equally well against both righties and lefties, and you’ve got yourself a live underdog.

The Giants have the lowest wOBA in baseball against lefties this season, and Cortes has been stretched out long enough to cruise Over this outs total. He completed six frames against the Cincinnati Reds on August 3, after all. Additionally, I’m not overreacting to an abbreviated road start (14 outs) against the Arizona Diamondbacks last time out. The San Fran lineup will be much easier to navigate tonight.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 9th-best batter in Major League Baseball.. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Rafael Devers ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Rafael Devers is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for LHB batting average.. In Major League Baseball, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 94th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Willy Adames is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Hitting from the opposite that Nestor Cortes throws from, Willy Adames will have the upper hand in today's game.

Xander Bogaerts's batting average skill is projected to be in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Xander Bogaerts will hold the platoon advantage over Robbie Ray in today's matchup.

Casey Schmitt is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 90% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Casey Schmitt will hold the platoon advantage over Nestor Cortes in today's matchup.. Casey Schmitt will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Manny Machado will hold the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray in today's matchup.

When assessing his home run talent, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Ramon Laureano will have the handedness advantage over Robbie Ray in today's game.. Checking in at the 84th percentile for power, Ramon Laureano has paced 27.7 dingers per 600 plate appearances this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Grant McCray in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Oracle Park as the 3rd-best stadium in the game for LHB batting average.. In Major League Baseball, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Out of all the teams playing today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense is that of the the San Diego Padres.

It may be best to expect stronger performance for the San Diego Padres offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.. In Major League Baseball, Oracle Park's RF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. With 6 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team's projected offense, Robbie Ray will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this outing.. Robbie Ray's 92.9-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a sizeable 1.1-mph decrease from last year's 94-mph figure.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 9th-best batter in Major League Baseball.. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 3rd-best ballpark in the game for RHB batting average.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 12.7-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Robbie Ray in today's game.