MLB Player match stats positives for Atlanta at Los Angeles Friday Matchup

Matt Olson projects as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Matt Olson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gavin Stone in today’s matchup.

Matt Olson has posted a .385 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, placing in the 96th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Matt Olson has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 118.6 mph (a reliable stat to study power), placing in the 99th percentile.

Andy Pages will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Over the last 7 days, Andy Pages has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .350.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ronald Acuna Jr. as the 2nd-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average skill.

Ronald Acuna Jr. is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 91st percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Ronald Acuna Jr. has experienced some negative variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 29.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is considerably lower than his 37.8 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Utilizing Statcast data, Ronald Acuna Jr. grades out in the 100th percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .463.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in MLB.

Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

It may be sensible to expect worse results for the Atlanta Braves offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-luckiest offense in the league this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Charlie Morton throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have an advantage in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Shohei Ohtani will hold that advantage in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mookie Betts ranks as the 8th-best batter in baseball.

Mookie Betts is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 90th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Mookie Betts will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Mookie Betts has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .473.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Will Smith ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Smith is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Will Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Will Smith will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Will Smith has been hot of late, hitting 2 homers in the last week’s worth of games.

Hitting 5 dingers in the past two weeks’ worth of games, Travis d’Arnaud has been on fire recently.

Travis d’Arnaud grades out in the 81st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize home runs (17.9% rate since the start of last season).

In terms of power, Travis d’Arnaud is positioned in the 77th percentile, having averaged 24.5 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

When assessing his home run skill, Max Muncy ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Max Muncy is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage against Charlie Morton in today’s game.

Max Muncy will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Max Muncy’s 95.6-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable standard to study power) is in the 93rd percentile since the start of last season.

When assessing his batting average skill, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 3rd-best batter in baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Freddie Freeman will have the handedness advantage against Charlie Morton in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Freddie Freeman will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Freddie Freeman has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .374 mark is deflated compared to his .397 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Batting from the opposite that Charlie Morton throws from, James Outman will have the upper hand today.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and James Outman will hold that advantage in today’s game.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, James Outman has had some very poor luck this year. His .244 rate falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .262.

James Outman and his 17° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 90th percentile, among the highest in the majors since the start of last season.

Ranking in the 89th percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.69 ft/sec this year, James Outman is quite athletic.

Ozzie Albies’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ozzie Albies is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

Ozzie Albies has averaged 27.0 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 81st percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Ozzie Albies and his 18° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 95th percentile, among the highest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season.

Ozzie Albies has notched a .359 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, grading out in the 91st percentile.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Max Muncy ranks in the 100th percentile with a 22.2° launch angle, which is among the highest angles in Major League Baseball.

Travis d’Arnaud has been hot in recent games, posting a .392 wOBA in the last 7 days.

Ranking in the 82nd percentile for Sprint Speed at 28.29 ft/sec this year, Andy Pages is notably fast.

Orlando Arcia has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA this year; his .309 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .348 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

Batting from the opposite that Gavin Stone throws from, Michael Harris II will have an advantage today.

Michael Harris II hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Michael Harris II has been unlucky in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 19.1 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is deflated compared to his 25.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

In notching a .384 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, Michael Harris II finds himself in the 96th percentile for offensive skills.

Compared to average, Charlie Morton has been given more leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, tallying an extra 4.8 adjusted pitches each outing.

It may be sensible to expect worse results for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 3rd-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Travis d’Arnaud (the Braves’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a good pitch framer.

Gavin Lux will have the handedness advantage against Charlie Morton today.

Gavin Lux hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Gavin Lux will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Gavin Lux has been unlucky this year, posting a .213 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .309 — a .096 gap.

Marcell Ozuna projects as the 20th-best home run batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Marcell Ozuna is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

With a .366 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, Marcell Ozuna has performed in the 92nd percentile for hitting ability.

Marcell Ozuna’s 96.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (an advanced metric to study power) grades out in the 96th percentile since the start of last season.

Marcell Ozuna has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 16.1° figure is among the highest in MLB since the start of last season (86th percentile).

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Will Smith has been hot of late, putting up a .397 wOBA over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 97th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

Utilizing Statcast data, Michael Harris II ranks in the 99th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .326.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Ozzie Albies ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

In the last week, Ozzie Albies has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .390.

Travis d’Arnaud really hits the ball hard. If you were to look at the top 5% of his batted balls by exit velocity, their average (109.5 mph) rank him as one of the league’s best: in the 79th percentile since the start of last season.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Freddie Freeman ranks as the 9th-best batter in the league.

Freddie Freeman has been hot recently, cruising to a .374 wOBA in the last 14 days.

In the last 14 days, Shohei Ohtani has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .434.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 11th-best batter in baseball when estimating his BABIP ability.

Teoscar Hernandez will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.303) suggests that Teoscar Hernandez has had some very good luck this year with his .341 actual wOBA.

Since the start of last season, Teoscar Hernandez’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable standard to measure power) ranks in the 88th percentile at 95 mph.

Teoscar Hernandez ranks in the 89th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (47.7% rate since the start of last season).

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Gavin Stone will hold that advantage today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Austin Riley ranks as the 16th-best batter in baseball.

Austin Riley is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

Despite posting a .293 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Austin Riley has had bad variance on his side given the .064 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .357.

Austin Riley has posted a .362 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 90th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Since the start of last season, the hardest ball Austin Riley has made contact with reached a maximum exit velocity of 116.1 mph (an advanced metric to evaluate power), grading out in the 95th percentile.

Over the past 14 days, Marcell Ozuna has been performing exceptionally well at the plate with a wOBA of .433.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ronald Acuna Jr.’s true offensive talent to be a .395, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .078 disparity between that mark and his actual .317 wOBA.

Despite posting a .303 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Matt Olson has had bad variance on his side given the .061 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .364.

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Charlie Morton in the 89th percentile among all SPs in the league.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Teoscar Hernandez, James Outman, Max Muncy).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks as the 5th-best batter in MLB.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

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The weather report forecasts the 4th-most favorable pitching weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

In today’s matchup, Matt Olson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.3% rate (80th percentile).

Matt Olson will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

This year, there has been a decline in Matt Olson’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.14 ft/sec last year to 25.44 ft/sec currently.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (35.8) implies that Matt Olson has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season with his 40.6 actual HR/600.

Andy Pages is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this game.

Charlie Morton will hold the platoon advantage against Andy Pages today.

In today’s game, Andy Pages is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.9% rate (84th percentile).

Batting from the same side that Gavin Stone throws from, Ronald Acuna Jr. has a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ronald Acuna Jr. today.

This season, there has been a decline in Ronald Acuna Jr.’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.95 ft/sec last year to 27.49 ft/sec currently.

In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Ronald Acuna Jr. ranks in just the 14th percentile with a 7.4° launch angle, which is among the most groundball-inducing angles in the league.

The Atlanta Braves projected offense projects as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

The Atlanta Braves outfield defense grades out as the 4th-strongest out of all the teams on the slate today.

Despite posting a .434 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Shohei Ohtani has been very fortunate given the .035 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .399.

The 11.9% Barrel% of the Atlanta Braves grades them out as the #1 squad in Major League Baseball since the start of last season by this stat.

Charlie Morton will have the handedness advantage against Mookie Betts in today’s matchup.

Mookie Betts has been lucky this year, compiling a .473 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .380 — a .093 difference.

Charlie Morton will have the handedness advantage against Will Smith in today’s matchup.

Will Smith has been lucky this year, posting a .397 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .352 — a .045 difference.

Will Smith’s 90.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable standard to measure power) ranks in the 24th percentile since the start of last season.

Travis d’Arnaud is projected to bat 8th in the batting order today.

Hitting from the same side that Gavin Stone throws from, Travis d’Arnaud faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Travis d’Arnaud has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.2%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

Travis d’Arnaud will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Max Muncy is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 39.5% rate (98th percentile).

In terms of his home runs, Max Muncy has been lucky since the start of last season. His 35.3 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 29.3.

Freddie Freeman’s speed has fallen off this season. His 26.69 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 25.93 ft/sec now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Outman in the 13th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

James Outman is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

James Outman pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 95th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will bat from his weak side (0) today against Gavin Stone, Ozzie Albies pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.8% — 99th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 8th-deepest RF fences today.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ozzie Albies in today’s game.

This season, there has been a decline in Ozzie Albies’s quickness with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.54 ft/sec last year to 26.28 ft/sec currently.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 6th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Max Muncy has recorded a .218 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Orlando Arcia’s BABIP ability is projected in the 17th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Orlando Arcia is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Gavin Stone will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Orlando Arcia today.

Orlando Arcia will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Michael Harris II is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Michael Harris II will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

Michael Harris II and his 5.3° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 5th percentile, among the lowest in the league since the start of last season.

Michael Harris II has exhibited bad plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 15th percentile with a 4.09 K/BB rate.

The Los Angeles Dodgers projected offense projects as the strongest of all teams on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill.

Charlie Morton will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Rating steepest in the majors since the start of last season, Los Angeles Dodgers batters as a unit have put up a 15.4° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate the ability to lift the ball for power).

Gavin Lux is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Gavin Lux has been cold recently, limping his way to a .213 wOBA in the last two weeks.

Gavin Stone will hold the platoon advantage over Marcell Ozuna today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Marcell Ozuna in today’s matchup.

Marcell Ozuna’s speed has decreased this season. His 26.37 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 24.79 ft/sec now.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (32.5) suggests that Marcell Ozuna has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his 41.3 actual HR/600.

Marcell Ozuna has been lucky this year, notching a .433 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .342 — a .091 disparity.

This year, there has been a decline in Michael Harris II’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.78 ft/sec last year to 28.11 ft/sec currently.

Despite posting a .390 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Ozzie Albies has experienced some positive variance given the .059 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .331.

Shohei Ohtani has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 41.2 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is a fair amount higher than his 37.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Charlie Morton throws from, Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

Teoscar Hernandez has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Orlando Arcia’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable metric to measure power) has been 109.4 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 23rd percentile.

Taking into account both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Gavin Stone is projected to throw 83 pitches today by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 3rd-least of all pitchers today.

Atlanta Braves bats collectively rank among the elite in MLB since the start of last season () when assessing their 91-mph average exit velocity.

Batting from the same side that Gavin Stone throws from, Austin Riley meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Riley in today’s matchup.

This year, there has been a decline in Austin Riley’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.06 ft/sec last year to 27.23 ft/sec currently.

The Los Angeles Dodgers collectively place 29th- overall in MLB since the start of last season in regard to the maximum exit velocity of all of the baseballs their [HITTER}s have hit.

James Outman has been cold of late, struggling to the tune of a .244 wOBA over the past 14 days.

As it relates to plate discipline, Teoscar Hernandez’s ability is quite bad, sporting a 5.34 K/BB rate since the start of last season while placing in in the 5th percentile.

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