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The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Liam Hicks in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

Jonny DeLuca is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today's game.. Jonny DeLuca has been pulled from the game early 11% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Batting from the same side that Casey Mize throws from, Jonny DeLuca will be at a disadvantage today.. In the last 7 days, Jonny DeLuca's 0% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 13.9%.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Casey Mize will have the handedness advantage over Junior Caminero in today's game.. From last season to this one, Junior Caminero's ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 14.3% to 10.6%.. Junior Caminero's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, going from 10.6% on the season to 0% over the past 14 days.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Junior Caminero's true offensive skill to be a .351, implying that he has been lucky this year given the .027 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .378 wOBA.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Richie Palacios in the 10th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Richie Palacios is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.. Richie Palacios has been pulled from the game early 26% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Over the past two weeks, Richie Palacios's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal EV of 88.2 mph to 81 mph.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Batting from the same side that Shane McClanahan throws from, Jackson Merrill faces a tough challenge today.. Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jackson Merrill in today's matchup.. In terms of plate discipline, Jackson Merrill's ability is quite weak, sporting a 3.91 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 12th percentile.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Luis Rengifo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Luis Rengifo's average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 87.6-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 83.9-mph in the last two weeks.. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off from last season to this one, falling from 47.3% to 40.7%.. Posting a .298 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season, Luis Rengifo is ranked in the 23rd percentile for offensive ability.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 9th-deepest CF fences today.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ty France today.. Despite posting a .368 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ty France has experienced some positive variance given the .046 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .322.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Manny Machado will have an advantage today.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

Jake Cronenworth has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the 5th-worst out of all the teams today.. Despite posting a .279 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jake Cronenworth has had bad variance on his side given the .026 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .305.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Manny Machado will have an advantage today.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 9th-best batter in the league.. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Shane McClanahan in today's matchup.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 20th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Junior Caminero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Freddy Fermin will hold the platoon advantage over Shane McClanahan today.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

As it relates to his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 9th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Tropicana Field as the 2nd-best venue in Major League Baseball for righty home runs.. Yandy Diaz has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.. Yandy Diaz will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.. Jonathan Aranda will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Casey Mize today.. Jonathan Aranda has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Jonathan Aranda will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his home run talent, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

Luis Rengifo is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his strong side against Shane McClanahan in today's matchup.. Luis Rengifo has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Jackson Merrill is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Jackson Merrill has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Ty France is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Tropicana Field as the 2nd-best venue in Major League Baseball for righty home runs.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Ty France will have the upper hand today.. Ty France has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Jake Cronenworth has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 6th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Luis Rengifo will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Luis Rengifo's average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 87.6-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 83.9-mph in the last two weeks.. Luis Rengifo has been cold lately, posting a 0% Barrel% (an advanced stat to evaluate power) in the past 7 days.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Jonathan Aranda has taken a step back with his Barrel% in recent games; his 9.8% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% over the last 7 days.. Jonathan Aranda's average exit velocity has decreased this season; his 93.1-mph EV last season has decreased to 91-mph.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Casey Mize will have the handedness advantage over Junior Caminero in today's game.. From last season to this one, Junior Caminero's ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 14.3% to 10.6%.. Junior Caminero's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, going from 10.6% on the season to 0% over the past 14 days.. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Junior Caminero's true offensive skill to be a .351, implying that he has been lucky this year given the .027 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .378 wOBA.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by the league's 9th-deepest CF fences today.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.. There has been a significant decline in Fernando Tatis Jr.'s launch angle from last season's 9.6° to 5.7° this year.

Jake Cronenworth is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Hitting from the same side that Shane McClanahan throws from, Jake Cronenworth will have a tough matchup today.. Playing on the road generally lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Cronenworth in today's game.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.

Austin Hays is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 54% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.. When starting against a lefty on the mound this year, Austin Hays has been pinch hit for 10% of the time.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Austin Hays will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Austin Hays has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 10.3% rate last year has dropped to 4.3% this season.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ty France today.. Despite posting a .368 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ty France has experienced some positive variance given the .046 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .322.

Cedric Mullins is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. With a .290 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Cedric Mullins has performed in the 17th percentile for hitting ability.. Cedric Mullins has notched a .287 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 14th percentile.. Checking in at the 21st percentile, Cedric Mullins has posted a .362 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Batting from the same side that Casey Mize throws from, Yandy Diaz will not have the upper hand in today's matchup.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. Manny Machado will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.. Over the past two weeks, Manny Machado's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.9% down to 3.4%.. Manny Machado's average exit velocity has declined this season; his 92.9-mph mark last season has dropped to 90.6-mph.. Over the last 14 days, Manny Machado's 6.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 15.6%.

The #6 venue in the league for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Tropicana Field.. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.. In his previous start, Casey Mize was on point and notched 9 strikeouts.. Casey Mize's slider utilization has spiked by 11.9% from last season to this one (15.3% to 27.2%) .

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Manny Machado will have an advantage today.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Junior Caminero ranks as the 20th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.. Junior Caminero is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Junior Caminero pulls many of his flyballs (39.9% — 97th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Junior Caminero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.. Ty France is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Hitting from the opposite that Shane McClanahan throws from, Ty France will have the upper hand today.. Ty France has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill.. Jackson Merrill is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Jackson Merrill has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

Liam Hicks is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. Liam Hicks will have the handedness advantage against Casey Mize in today's game.. Liam Hicks pulls many of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Liam Hicks will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks as the 9th-best batter in the league.. Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game.. Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Shane McClanahan in today's matchup.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

Luis Rengifo is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his strong side against Shane McClanahan in today's matchup.. Luis Rengifo has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. The Tampa Bay Rays infield defense projects as the worst out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Tropicana Field as the 2nd-best stadium in Major League Baseball for lefty home runs.. Cedric Mullins will hold the platoon advantage against Casey Mize in today's game.. Cedric Mullins pulls many of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage in today's game.. Over the past week, Cedric Mullins's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.3% up to 10%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jonathan Aranda in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Jonathan Aranda is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.. Jonathan Aranda will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Casey Mize today.. Jonathan Aranda has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.. Jonathan Aranda will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When assessing his home run talent, Chandler Simpson ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this contest -7° colder than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate today — favorable for pitching.