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Mike Trout will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.. Mike Trout has struggled with his Barrel% lately; his 17.4% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the past 7 days.. In the past two weeks' worth of games, Mike Trout's exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal EV of 94.9 mph to 83.9 mph.. Mike Trout's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off of late, decreasing from 20.8% on the season to 6.5% over the past two weeks.

In today's game, Coby Mayo is at a disadvantage facing the league's 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.1% rate (97th percentile).. Coby Mayo has put up a .208 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. When it comes to plate discipline, Coby Mayo's skill is quite poor, sporting a 4.46 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 8th percentile.. Sporting a .202 batting average this year, Coby Mayo finds himself in the 6th percentile.

When it comes to his BABIP skill, Wade Meckler is projected as the 14th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The shallowest right field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team today.. Wade Meckler is in the 95th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (55% rate this year).

Christian Encarnacion-Strand's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined recently, falling from 39.3% on the season to 28.6% over the past week.. In terms of plate discipline, Christian Encarnacion-Strand's talent is quite poor, putting up a 5.74 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 16th percentile.

Jeremiah Jackson is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.. Jeremiah Jackson's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 94.9-mph average last season has lowered to 91.4-mph.. Jeremiah Jackson's launch angle this season (7°) is a significant dropoff from his 11.7° figure last season.. The standard deviation of Jeremiah Jackson's launch angle this year (31.8°) is in the 4th percentile. A high mark like this tends to lead to a lower BABIP.. Posting a .283 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jeremiah Jackson finds himself in the 15th percentile.

Pete Alonso has struggled with his Barrel%; his 18.8% rate last season has fallen to 12.7% this season.

Reid Detmers will have the handedness advantage against Gunnar Henderson in today's matchup.. Ranking in the 25th percentile, Gunnar Henderson has put up a .296 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.. With a .260 BABIP this year, Gunnar Henderson is positioned in the 14th percentile.

Tyler O'Neill pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.1% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's 4th-deepest LF fences today.. Tyler O'Neill's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 42.1% to 34.4%.. With a .211 batting average this year, Tyler O'Neill finds himself in the 11th percentile.

Moises Ballesteros's batting average skill is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team today.. Moises Ballesteros has put up a .333 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. Based on Statcast data, Moises Ballesteros is in the 93rd percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .285.

Trevor Rogers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan Schanuel today.. Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Travis d'Arnaud's BABIP talent is projected in the 24th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Travis d'Arnaud is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.. When starting against a lefty on the mound this year, Travis d'Arnaud has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 43% of the time.. Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Travis d'Arnaud today.. Travis d'Arnaud's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 97-mph average last year has decreased to 92.7-mph.

Zach Neto pulls many of his flyballs (37.8% — 94th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.. Zach Neto will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Jackson Holliday is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 98% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Jackson Holliday will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Jackson Holliday has displayed strong plate discipline this year, placing in the 85th percentile with a 1.67 K/BB rate.

Denzer Guzman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.. Using Statcast data, Denzer Guzman is in the 3rd percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .188.. Sporting a .147 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Denzer Guzman has performed in the 5th percentile.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Vaughn Grissom in today's game.

Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Leody Taveras has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's shallowest RF fences today.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Leody Taveras will hold that advantage today.. Leody Taveras has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph to 95.9-mph over the last week.

Jose Siri is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this game.. When starting against a southpaw this year, Jose Siri has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 37% of the time.. Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jose Siri in today's game.. When it comes to his batting average, Jose Siri has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season. His .214 rate has been a fair amount higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .092.. Utilizing Statcast metrics, Jose Siri is in the 6th percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .204.

Christian Franklin is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 7th-best batter in the majors.. Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. In the league, Oriole Park at Camden Yards's centerfield fences are the 2nd-shallowest.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 85%.. Jose Siri will hold the platoon advantage against Trevor Rogers in today's matchup.. Jose Siri hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Moises Ballesteros's batting average skill is projected to be in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #10 park in Major League Baseball for overall lefty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team today.. Moises Ballesteros has put up a .333 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 80th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

In today's game, Coby Mayo is at a disadvantage facing the league's 4th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 40.1% rate (97th percentile).. Coby Mayo has put up a .208 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. When it comes to plate discipline, Coby Mayo's skill is quite poor, sporting a 4.46 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 8th percentile.. Sporting a .202 batting average this year, Coby Mayo finds himself in the 6th percentile.

Denzer Guzman is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 85%.. Denzer Guzman will have the handedness advantage against Trevor Rogers today.. Denzer Guzman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 90th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Jackson Holliday is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 98% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #10 park in Major League Baseball for overall lefty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Jackson Holliday will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When it comes to his home run skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Zach Neto is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 85%.. Zach Neto will hold the platoon advantage against Trevor Rogers in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gunnar Henderson in the 91st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #10 park in Major League Baseball for overall lefty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The shallowest right field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Batting from the opposite that Reid Detmers throws from, Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vaughn Grissom in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average talent.. Vaughn Grissom is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 85%.. Batting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Vaughn Grissom will have the upper hand today.

Jeremiah Jackson is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.. Jeremiah Jackson's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 94.9-mph average last season has lowered to 91.4-mph.. Jeremiah Jackson's launch angle this season (7°) is a significant dropoff from his 11.7° figure last season.. The standard deviation of Jeremiah Jackson's launch angle this year (31.8°) is in the 4th percentile. A high mark like this tends to lead to a lower BABIP.. Posting a .283 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jeremiah Jackson finds himself in the 15th percentile.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Leody Taveras has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's shallowest RF fences today.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Leody Taveras will hold that advantage today.. Leody Taveras has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph to 95.9-mph over the last week.

Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards projects as the #10 park in Major League Baseball for overall lefty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. The shallowest right field fences in Major League Baseball are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. The Baltimore Orioles outfield defense projects as the 2nd-weakest out of every team today.

Wade Meckler is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.. Hitting from the same side that Trevor Rogers throws from, Wade Meckler will not have the upper hand today.. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wade Meckler in today's matchup.. Wade Meckler's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 12.8% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days.. In the past week's worth of games, Wade Meckler has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power).

Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. In the league, Oriole Park at Camden Yards's centerfield fences are the 2nd-shallowest.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Christian Franklin will have the handedness advantage over Reid Detmers today.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Christian Franklin will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

When assessing his home run skill, Travis d'Arnaud ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Hitting from the opposite that Trevor Rogers throws from, Travis d'Arnaud will have an advantage in today's game.. Travis d'Arnaud has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game's shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Tyler O'Neill as baseball's 20th-best home run hitter.. Tyler O'Neill is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. Oriole Park at Camden Yards profiles as the #10 ballpark in the league for overall righty offense, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Batting from the opposite that Reid Detmers throws from, Tyler O'Neill will have the upper hand today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 7th-best batter in the majors.. Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. In the league, Oriole Park at Camden Yards's centerfield fences are the 2nd-shallowest.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Siri in the 93rd percentile when assessing his home run talent.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 85%.. Jose Siri will hold the platoon advantage against Trevor Rogers in today's matchup.. Jose Siri hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Denzer Guzman is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Denzer Guzman will have the handedness advantage against Trevor Rogers today.. Denzer Guzman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 4th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as Major League Baseball's 17th-best home run batter.. Pete Alonso is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Hitting from the opposite that Reid Detmers throws from, Pete Alonso will have an advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 5th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Trevor Rogers will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nolan Schanuel today.. Nolan Schanuel will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.. Nolan Schanuel has paced 11.6 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, grading out in the 19th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. In terms of power, Nolan Schanuel has performed in the 14th percentile, having hit 8.8 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

When assessing his home run talent, Wade Meckler ranks in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Wade Meckler is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.. Hitting from the same side that Trevor Rogers throws from, Wade Meckler will not have the upper hand today.. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wade Meckler in today's matchup.. Wade Meckler's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 12.8% on the season to 0% over the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Coby Mayo in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run talent.. Coby Mayo has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (77% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Coby Mayo will have the handedness advantage against Reid Detmers in today's matchup.

Jeremiah Jackson is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.. Jeremiah Jackson's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 94.9-mph average last season has lowered to 91.4-mph.. Jeremiah Jackson's launch angle this season (7°) is a significant dropoff from his 11.7° figure last season.. Posting a .283 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jeremiah Jackson finds himself in the 15th percentile.. Posting a 7.39 K/BB rate this year, Jeremiah Jackson has shown bad plate discipline, placing in the 1st percentile.

When it comes to his home run skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Zach Neto is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 85%.. Zach Neto will hold the platoon advantage against Trevor Rogers in today's matchup.

Moises Ballesteros is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.. Hitting from the same side that Trevor Rogers throws from, Moises Ballesteros encounters a tough challenge in today's game.. Moises Ballesteros has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.3%) and will be challenged by MLB's 4th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.. Moises Ballesteros will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.. Moises Ballesteros has done a poor job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-hit balls. His 4.5° angle is among the lowest in the majors since the start of last season (10th percentile).

Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Vaughn Grissom in today's game.. Vaughn Grissom's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, falling from 13.6% on the season to 7.1% in the past 7 days.. Vaughn Grissom's maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to evaluate power) has been 108.6 mph this year, placing in the 24th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Christian Encarnacion-Strand is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. The #10 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to RHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 84%.. Batting from the opposite that Reid Detmers throws from, Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have an advantage today.

Reid Detmers will have the handedness advantage against Gunnar Henderson in today's matchup.. Gunnar Henderson's launch angle lately (8.8° in the past 14 days) is considerably worse than his 11.8° seasonal angle.. Ranking in the 25th percentile, Gunnar Henderson has put up a .296 wOBA (widely regarded as the top measure of overall offense) this year.