San Diego Padres

Picks

The Phillies are rolling on the road and hand the ball to Cristopher Sanchez, who owns a stellar 1.62 ERA and hasn’t allowed a run in four straight starts. San Diego’s offense has struggled all series, while Walker Buehler still carries a 5.05 ERA despite recent improvement at Petco Park.

Cristopher Sanchez remains in elite form, while Walker Buehler continues to be a liability in San Diego’s rotation, sporting a 5.01 ERA with a whiff rate that ranks in just the 13th percentile at Baseball Savant. Give me the Phillies on the road.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 2nd-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Schwarber is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Kyle Schwarber will have the upper hand in today's game.. Kyle Schwarber has a ton of pop (100th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (29.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Walker Buehler doesn't generate many whiffs (13th percentile K%) — great news for Schwarber.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 9th-best batter in the majors.. Bryce Harper is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Bryce Harper will have the upper hand in today's game.

Edmundo Sosa's batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Edmundo Sosa hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres.. Posting a .268 batting average since the start of last season, Edmundo Sosa grades out in the 79th percentile.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 16th-best batter in the majors.. Fernando Tatis Jr. is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Fernando Tatis Jr. will have an advantage today.. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 9th-best batter in the majors.. Bryce Harper is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Bryce Harper will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Cristopher Sanchez throws from, Xander Bogaerts will have an edge today.

When estimating his batting average talent, Trea Turner is projected as the 13th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Trea Turner is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today.. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres.

Edmundo Sosa's batting average ability is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Edmundo Sosa hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres.. Posting a .268 batting average since the start of last season, Edmundo Sosa grades out in the 79th percentile.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 2nd-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Schwarber is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Kyle Schwarber will have the upper hand in today's game.. Kyle Schwarber has a ton of pop (100th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (29.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Walker Buehler doesn't generate many whiffs (13th percentile K%) — great news for Schwarber.

When estimating his home run talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all major league stadiums, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Diego Padres.. Adolis Garcia's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 38.3% to 45.5%.. This year, Adolis Garcia has an average exit velocity of 92.1 mph, which is among the best in MLB at the 90th percentile.