Atlanta @ Miami picks

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in the game.. Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences today.. Ronald Acuna Jr. has made big improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 9.5% rate last year to 16.2% this year.. Ronald Acuna Jr. has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.9-mph to 97.6-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Jakob Marsee has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (52% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jakob Marsee will hold that advantage today.. Over the past 7 days, Jakob Marsee's 76.9% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 70.7%.. Jakob Marsee has been hot in recent games, compiling a a 14.3% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) in the last two weeks' worth of games.

When assessing his home run ability, Agustin Ramirez ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Agustin Ramirez is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.. In the league, LoanDepot Park's centerfield fences are the 6th-shallowest.. Agustin Ramirez will have the handedness advantage over Joey Wentz in today's game.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Agustin Ramirez will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Marcell Ozuna is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.. Utilizing Statcast data, Marcell Ozuna is in the 86th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .351.. By putting up a 24.600 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Marcell Ozuna is ranked in the 76th percentile for power.. Marcell Ozuna has displayed good plate discipline this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile with a 1.35 K/BB rate.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Marcell Ozuna is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today.. Utilizing Statcast data, Marcell Ozuna is in the 86th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .351.. By putting up a 24.600 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year , Marcell Ozuna is ranked in the 76th percentile for power.. Marcell Ozuna has displayed good plate discipline this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile with a 1.35 K/BB rate.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best hitter in the game.. Ronald Acuna Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences today.. Ronald Acuna Jr. has made big improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 9.5% rate last year to 16.2% this year.. Ronald Acuna Jr. has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.9-mph to 97.6-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games.

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 6th-shallowest CF fences today.

Eric Wagaman is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. Eric Wagaman will have the handedness advantage against Joey Wentz today.. Eric Wagaman hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 6th-shallowest CF fences today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Eric Wagaman will hold that advantage in today's game.. Eric Wagaman has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 7.1% seasonal rate to 29.4% over the last 14 days.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Matt Olson ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Matt Olson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. Matt Olson will have the handedness advantage against Ryan Gusto today.. Matt Olson has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 96.9-mph average to last year's 94-mph average.. Matt Olson has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his home runs this year; his 19.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is significantly deflated relative to his 24.9 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.