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27% of the time that Luis Garcia Jr. has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been pulled from the game early.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Luis Garcia Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 5th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup.. Compared to his seasonal mark of 11.3°, Luis Garcia Jr. has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (6°) over the last two weeks.

Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Cody Bellinger's speed has decreased this year. His 28.21 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 27.49 ft/sec now.

Spencer Jones is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.. Spencer Jones has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 26% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Spencer Jones has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will be challenged by MLB's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.

Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. In the last week's worth of games, Ben Rice's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.9% down to 8.3%.. Despite posting a .369 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ben Rice has had positive variance on his side given the .024 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .345.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Jeremy Pena will have a disadvantage today.. In today's game, Jeremy Pena is at a disadvantage facing the league's 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.7% rate (80th percentile).. Typically, hitters like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

LaMonte Wade Jr.'s batting average skill is projected to be in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. LaMonte Wade Jr. is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. When starting against a right-handed starter this year, LaMonte Wade Jr. has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 27% of the time.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 19.4% to 13.3%.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has compiled a .222 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Trent Grisham hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-deepest CF fences in today's matchup.. Trent Grisham's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 96-mph mark last season has fallen off to 93.6-mph.. Trent Grisham has recorded a .224 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, George Lombard will be in a tough position today.. Over the past week, George Lombard's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.. Putting up a lowly an 84.4-mph average exit velocity in the past two weeks' worth of games, George Lombard has been in a slump recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a tough matchup today.. Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (46.4% — 100th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's game.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, Jose Caballero will be in a tough position today.. Jose Caballero pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Christian Walker is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest CF fences in the league.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. Yordan Alvarez will have the handedness advantage against Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz today.. Extreme flyball bats like Yordan Alvarez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

Daulton Varsho is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage against Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in today's game.. Daulton Varsho pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Extreme flyball hitters like Daulton Varsho usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the New York Yankees.

Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage over Peter Lambert in today's matchup.. The Houston Astros infield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest among every team in action today.. Austin Wells will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Austin Wells's launch angle of late (28.7° in the past week) is a significant increase over his 19.4° seasonal angle.. Despite posting a .256 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Austin Wells has experienced some negative variance given the .038 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .294.

Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Yordan Alvarez will have the handedness advantage against Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz today.. Extreme flyball bats like Yordan Alvarez usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

Daulton Varsho is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage against Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in today's game.. Daulton Varsho pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Extreme flyball hitters like Daulton Varsho usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 19.4% to 13.3%.. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has compiled a .222 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Trent Grisham ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Peter Lambert throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage in today's game.. The Houston Astros infield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest among every team in action today.

Spencer Jones is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.. Spencer Jones has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 26% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Spencer Jones has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will be challenged by MLB's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ben Rice in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Ben Rice is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Peter Lambert throws from, Ben Rice will have an advantage in today's game.. Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 3rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.. Austin Wells is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today's game.. When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Austin Wells has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 27% of the time.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest CF fences in the league.

Christian Walker is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest CF fences in the league.. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Walker today.. The New York Yankees infield defense grades out as the 5th-strongest among every team playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, George Lombard will be in a tough position today.. Over the past week, George Lombard's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.. Putting up a lowly an 84.4-mph average exit velocity in the past two weeks' worth of games, George Lombard has been in a slump recently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 87th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.. Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Cody Bellinger will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Peter Lambert in today's game.. Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

When estimating his batting average talent, Jeremy Pena is projected as the 19th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Jeremy Pena's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 41.7% to 49%.. Jeremy Pena has posted a .347 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 81st percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Yankee Stadium as the 5th-worst field in baseball for righty BABIP.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, Jose Caballero will be in a tough position today.. Jose Caballero pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.

LaMonte Wade Jr.'s batting average skill is projected to be in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. LaMonte Wade Jr. is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. When starting against a right-handed starter this year, LaMonte Wade Jr. has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 27% of the time.. Yankee Stadium profiles as the #26 ballpark in Major League Baseball for LHB BABIP, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.. Luis Garcia Jr. is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Peter Lambert throws from, Luis Garcia Jr. will have an edge in today's game.. The Houston Astros infield defense grades out as the 3rd-weakest among every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 77th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Daulton Varsho is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Yankee Stadium ranks as the #9 park in the majors for LHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).. In the league, Yankee Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.. Daulton Varsho will hold the platoon advantage against Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz in today's game.

Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Jeremy Pena will have a disadvantage today.. In today's game, Jeremy Pena is at a disadvantage facing the league's 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.7% rate (80th percentile).. Typically, hitters like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of groundballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.. Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, George Lombard will be in a tough position today.. Over the past week, George Lombard's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.. Putting up a lowly an 84.4-mph average exit velocity in the past two weeks' worth of games, George Lombard has been in a slump recently.

Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Jose Altuve meets a tough challenge in today's matchup.. Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (41.1% — 98th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's game.. Jose Altuve will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.. Jose Altuve's average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 84.9-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 77.8-mph in the past two weeks.

LaMonte Wade Jr. is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. When starting against a right-handed starter this year, LaMonte Wade Jr. has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 27% of the time.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for LaMonte Wade Jr. today.. There has been a decrease in LaMonte Wade Jr.'s average exit velocity this year, from 89.6 mph last year to 86.9 mph now

Christian Walker is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.. Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest CF fences in the league.. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Walker today.. Playing on the road generally weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Christian Walker in today's matchup.. In the last week's worth of games, Christian Walker's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.1% down to 0%.

Austin Wells is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today's game.. When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Austin Wells has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 27% of the time.. Yankee Stadium has the 5th-deepest CF fences in the league.. In the past two weeks, Austin Wells's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.6% down to 0%.. Austin Wells's average exit velocity has declined lately; his 88.9-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 85.9-mph in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 19.4% to 13.3%.

Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. In the last week's worth of games, Ben Rice's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.9% down to 8.3%.. Despite posting a .369 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ben Rice has had positive variance on his side given the .024 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .345.

Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a tough matchup today.. Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (46.4% — 100th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's game.. Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Isaac Paredes has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 5.2% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% over the last 7 days.

Jose Caballero is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in this game.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, Jose Caballero will be in a tough position today.. Jose Caballero pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.3% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.. Jose Caballero's average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 86.1-mph figure last season has fallen to 83.8-mph.

Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.

Spencer Jones is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.. Spencer Jones has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 26% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to worse offense.. Spencer Jones has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will be challenged by MLB's 8th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup.. Despite posting a .321 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Spencer Jones has had some very good luck given the .026 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .295.