Coby Mayo is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.236) may lead us to conclude that Coby Mayo has suffered from bad luck this year with his .210 actual batting average.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.. Jackson Holliday is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this game.. Jackson Holliday will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jason Alexander today.. Jackson Holliday has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.
Gunnar Henderson projects as the 18th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Gunnar Henderson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Batting from the opposite that Jason Alexander throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have the upper hand today.. In the past week, Gunnar Henderson's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 9.4% up to 19%.. Gunnar Henderson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 11.1% on the season to 28.6% over the last week.
As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jordan Westburg ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Jordan Westburg is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Jordan Westburg has made notable improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 11.3% seasonal rate to 21.7% in the past 7 days.. Jordan Westburg has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.9-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 93.7-mph.. In terms of power, Jordan Westburg grades out in the 83rd percentile, having averaged 27.9 long-balls per 600 plate appearances this year.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Mountcastle in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. Ryan Mountcastle is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Ryan Mountcastle has made substantial gains with his Barrel% lately, upping his 12.3% seasonal rate to 22.2% over the past week.. Ryan Mountcastle has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.4-mph average over the past week to his seasonal average of 94.3-mph.. In the past week, Ryan Mountcastle's 55.6% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48.8%.
When it comes to his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Walker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Hitting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Christian Walker will have an advantage in today's matchup.. Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Christian Walker will hold that advantage today.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Hitting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Jose Altuve will have an advantage in today's matchup.. Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.3% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.. Jose Altuve will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.
Yainer Diaz's batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Yainer Diaz will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Yainer Diaz has been unlucky this year, notching a .302 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .329 — a .027 gap.
Coby Mayo is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 93% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.236) may lead us to conclude that Coby Mayo has suffered from bad luck this year with his .210 actual batting average.
When it comes to his home run ability, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Christian Walker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Hitting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Christian Walker will have an advantage in today's matchup.. Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Christian Walker will hold that advantage today.
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