MLB Player match stats positives for Los Angeles at Cincinnati Sunday Matchup

Kike Hernandez is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 79% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 2nd-best field in the majors for righty home runs.

According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this game will be the 4th-most suitable for hitting on the slate today.

Kike Hernandez will have the handedness advantage against Brent Suter in today’s game.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.317) implies that Kike Hernandez has experienced some negative variance this year with his .262 actual wOBA.

Miguel Rojas will have the handedness advantage against Brent Suter in today’s game.

Miguel Rojas has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.3%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his batting average, Miguel Rojas has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His .239 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .293.

Great American Ball Park profiles as the #2 field in baseball for LHB home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Mike Ford will have the upper hand today.

Mike Ford pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.5% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-shallowest RF fences today.

Mike Ford will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Jake Fraley is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.

Jake Fraley will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today’s matchup.

Jake Fraley pulls many of his flyballs (34.1% — 80th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Spencer Steer ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Spencer Steer is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

In the league, Great American Ball Park’s left field fences are the 8th-shallowest.

Santiago Espinal has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the league’s 8th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Santiago Espinal will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 3rd-best batter in the league when assessing his batting average skill.

Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for LHB batting average.

The Cincinnati Reds have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Freddie Freeman stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

Miguel Rojas has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .314 figure is considerably lower than his .424 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 13th-best hitter in the majors when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Brent Suter throws from, Teoscar Hernandez will have an advantage today.

Hitting from the opposite that Brent Suter throws from, Andy Pages will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Andy Pages is remarkably fast, ranking in the 81st percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.33 ft/sec this year.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jonathan India ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jonathan India will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the 5th-best venue in the game for righty batting average.

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

Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Shohei Ohtani will probably have an advantage against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Cincinnati Reds only has 1 same-handed RP.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mookie Betts ranks as the 7th-best batter in the league.

Mookie Betts is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Brent Suter throws from, Mookie Betts will have an advantage today.

Jacob Hurtubise is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Jacob Hurtubise will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Jacob Hurtubise will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto projects as the 12th-best starting pitcher in baseball right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has averaged 93.9 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 79th percentile.

Dan Merzel profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be behind the plate today.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto turned in a great performance in his previous start and gave up 2 ER.

Freddie Freeman projects as the 12th-best batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Hurtubise in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Miguel Rojas’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Elly De La Cruz is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Elly De La Cruz will get to bat from his better side against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today’s game.

Elly De La Cruz will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

When estimating his BABIP ability, Elly De La Cruz is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 95th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Santiago Espinal’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the 90th percentile among all starting pitchers in baseball.

In his previous outing, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was firing on all cylinders and accumulated 8 strikeouts.

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Kike Hernandez hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% , — 85th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences 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 Kike Hernandez in today’s game.

Sporting a 13.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Kike Hernandez is positioned in the 20th percentile for power.

Since the start of last season, Kike Hernandez’s 4.5% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 15th percentile among his peers.

Since the start of last season, Kike Hernandez’s flyball exit velocity (a reliable stat to evaluate power) ranks in the 7th percentile at 88.2 mph.

When estimating his home run talent, Miguel Rojas ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Miguel Rojas is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Miguel Rojas in today’s matchup.

Since the start of last season, Miguel Rojas’s 3.2% Barrel%, an advanced stat for measuring power, places him in the 8th percentile among his peers.

Miguel Rojas’s 89.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable standard to measure power) grades out in the 11th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Ford in the 0th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Mike Ford is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

This year, Mike Ford has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 12% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

The Los Angeles Dodgers infield defense profiles as the 5th-best among every team in action today.

Mike Ford’s speed has fallen off this year. His 24.51 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 22.84 ft/sec now.

13% of the time that Jake Fraley has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

Jake Fraley’s 84.4-mph average exit velocity is among the worst in the majors since the start of last season: 1st percentile.

Hitting the ball to all fields is a crucial talent for batting average that Jake Fraley has struggled with since the start of last season, as evidenced by his checking in at the 7th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kike Hernandez in the 4th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Steer today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Santiago Espinal in the 5th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Santiago Espinal is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Santiago Espinal has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In terms of his home runs, Santiago Espinal has been lucky since the start of last season. His 6.3 HR per 600 plate appearances rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 0.0.

Hitting from the same side that Brent Suter throws from, Freddie Freeman has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Freddie Freeman in today’s game.

This season, there has been a decline in Freddie Freeman’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.69 ft/sec last year to 26.23 ft/sec currently.

Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Andy Pages is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

Andy Pages will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Jonathan India has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (69% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan India in today’s game.

Jonathan India has notched a .140 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, checking in at the 19th percentile.

This year, there has been a decline in Jonathan India’s footspeed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.8 ft/sec last year to 27.28 ft/sec currently.

Hitting from the same side that Brent Suter throws from, Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shohei Ohtani in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Shohei Ohtani’s true offensive talent to be a .402, providing some evidence that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .032 deviation between that figure and his actual .434 wOBA.

Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mookie Betts in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mookie Betts’s true offensive ability to be a .380, indicating that he has been very fortunate this year given the .045 gap between that figure and his actual .425 wOBA.

When estimating his home run talent, Jacob Hurtubise ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Hurtubise has been pulled from the game early 44% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

Jacob Hurtubise hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

With a .276 wOBA over the past week, Jacob Hurtubise has been struggling at the plate.

Kike Hernandez has put up a .225 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The Cincinnati Reds have been the unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future, The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Great American Ball Park as the best stadium in the majors for home runs.

In the league, Great American Ball Park’s RF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Miguel Rojas and his 5° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 4th percentile, among the lowest in baseball since the start of last season.

Jonathan India has recorded a .279 BABIP since the start of last season, placing in the 25th percentile.

Elly De La Cruz hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 76th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 11th-deepest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Elly De La Cruz’s true offensive skill to be a .314, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .035 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .349 wOBA.

In notching a .294 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, Elly De La Cruz grades out in the 19th percentile for offensive ability.

Elly De La Cruz grades out in the 1st percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (9.4% rate since the start of last season).

Elly De La Cruz’s speed has fallen off this year. His 30.53 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 29.98 ft/sec now.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 94.7-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 82nd percentile out of all starters.

Santiago Espinal’s 1% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) is in the 14th percentile since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Ford in the 19th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

With a .192 wOBA over the past week, Mike Ford has been struggling at the plate.

Santiago Espinal’s 86.9-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable metric to study power) is in the 10th percentile since the start of last season.

The #9 ballpark in the league for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Great American Ball Park.

Among all starting pitchers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s fastball spin rate of 2151 rpm is in the 19th percentile this year.

Considering the 0.49 gap between Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 10.17 K/9 and his 9.67 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB this year when it comes to strikeouts and figures to perform worse the rest of the season.

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