Nationals Park
Nick Senzel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.
The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Joey Gallo will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup. Joey Gallo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (41.5% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Joey Gallo will hold that advantage in today's game.
Eddie Rosario is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 77% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Eddie Rosario will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's matchup. Eddie Rosario will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.
As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have an advantage in today's game.
CJ Abrams is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan today. CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 77th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and CJ Abrams will hold that advantage in today's matchup.
The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the dish, Keibert Ruiz will get to bat from his better side against Joe Ryan in today's game. Keibert Ruiz pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.5% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Keibert Ruiz will hold that advantage in today's game.
When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Jesse Winker ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jesse Winker is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Jesse Winker will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Ryan in today's game. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jesse Winker will hold that advantage today.
Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Miranda today.
Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Manuel Margot in today's matchup.
Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Carlos Correa in today's game.
As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Willi Castro will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Patrick Corbin in today's matchup. Posting a .328 BABIP since the start of last season, Willi Castro finds himself in the 86th percentile.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Byron Buxton in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Byron Buxton is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Byron Buxton will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin in today's game.
Jacob Young's BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Jacob Young has a 95th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme flyball batters like Jacob Young tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Joe Ryan. Jacob Young will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Luis Garcia is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Luis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today's game. Extreme flyball hitters like Luis Garcia usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Joe Ryan.
The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Patrick Corbin.
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Meneses in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent. Joey Meneses is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 9.2-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for batters. Joey Meneses has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Joey Meneses will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.
Kyle Farmer will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Corbin today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.257) implies that Kyle Farmer has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .238 actual batting average. Kyle Farmer and his 17.4° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 92nd percentile, among the highest in the majors since the start of last season.
Christian Vazquez has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.
