Miami @ San Francisco Picks & Props

Oracle Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which generally leads to less offense. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 7th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Among all the teams today, the 14th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Nick Fortes has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 86.7-mph average to last year's 84.1-mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Among all the teams today, the 14th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants.

When it comes to his BABIP skill, Dane Myers is projected as the 12th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Extreme flyball batters like Dane Myers usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Hayden Birdsong. Among all the teams today, the 14th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants.

Liam Hicks has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (82% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup. The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The shallowest RF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Liam Hicks will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hayden Birdsong in today's matchup.

Oracle Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which generally leads to less offense. As far as temperature and humidity go, the 7th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Janson Junk will have the handedness advantage against Heliot Ramos today. Heliot Ramos has had some very good luck with his batting average this year; his .286 mark is quite a bit higher than his .264 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xavier Edwards in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Xavier Edwards is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today. The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The shallowest RF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

Casey Schmitt has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (86% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Casey Schmitt will hold that advantage today. Casey Schmitt has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.7-mph average to last year's 94.3-mph mark.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Jesus Sanchez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jesus Sanchez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The shallowest RF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The shallowest RF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Brett Wisely will hold the platoon advantage over Janson Junk today. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Brett Wisely will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Connor Norby in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Among all the teams today, the 14th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Over the past week, Connor Norby's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.2-mph over the course of the season to 99.9-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Otto Lopez in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Otto Lopez is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Otto Lopez has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Agustin Ramirez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Agustin Ramirez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 14th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 87th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Willy Adames will hold that advantage in today's game. Willy Adames has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 10.7% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week.

Wilmer Flores is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Wilmer Flores will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.9°, Wilmer Flores has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 28.1° figure over the past two weeks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Christian Koss will hold that advantage today. Ranking in the 90th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.96 ft/sec this year, Christian Koss is remarkably toolsy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Jung Hoo Lee is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The shallowest RF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats.

Mike Yastrzemski is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Mike Yastrzemski will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk in today's game. Mike Yastrzemski pulls a lot of his flyballs (35% — 88th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

Kyle Stowers is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The #3 park in MLB for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oracle Park. The shallowest RF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Oracle Park. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Birdsong throws from, Kyle Stowers will have the upper hand today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 3rd-best park in the game for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 10.4-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for bats. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Andrew Knizner will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.247) suggests that Andrew Knizner has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .168 actual wOBA.