Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Home runs are generally more common at parks with shallow fences, and Citizens Bank Park has the shallowest in the league.

The weather report projects temperatures in this game to reach the 2nd-highest level of the day at 93°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.3-mph in this game, the 3rd-best of the day for hitters.

Nick Castellanos will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Max Schuemann has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 96-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 92.3-mph.

Max Schuemann’s average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls lately (24° in the last 14 days) is significantly higher than his 13.8° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Shea Langeliers is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Citizens Bank Park as the 8th-best stadium in the majors for righty home runs.

Extreme groundball batters like Johan Rojas tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Joey Estes.

A consistent launch angle is a proxy for good hitting, and Brett Harris has been very consistent with his in recent games, posting a 37.2° launch angle standard deviation over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Alec Bohm is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

As it relates to his BABIP ability, Brandon Marsh is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brandon Marsh will have the handedness advantage against Joey Estes in today’s game.

Brandon Marsh has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bryce Harper ranks as the 7th-best batter in MLB.

Bryce Harper is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

The #8 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Citizens Bank Park.

J.J. Bleday is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Joey Estes’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 22nd percentile out of all starting pitchers in baseball right now.

Projected catcher Shea Langeliers profiles as a weak pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The 10th-shallowest left field dimensions among all stadiums are found in Citizens Bank Park.

Brent Rooker projects as the 9th-best home run batter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brent Rooker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Zack Gelof has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (66% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Trea Turner ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Trea Turner is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

When assessing his home run talent, Seth Brown ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Lawrence Butler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Mercado today.

Lawrence Butler has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 78th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Johan Rojas will hold that advantage today.

Bryson Stott is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Bryson Stott will hold the platoon advantage over Joey Estes in today’s matchup.

Bryce Harper will have the handedness advantage over Joey Estes today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Kyle Schwarber as MLB’s 2nd-best home run hitter.

Kyle Schwarber is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trea Turner as the 14th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Brett Harris has been unlucky this year. His .279 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .310.

Bryson Stott’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Kyle Schwarber ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Castellanos in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Hitting from the opposite that Michael Mercado throws from, Seth Brown will have an advantage in today’s game.

Despite posting a .250 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Seth Brown has had bad variance on his side given the .062 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .312.

Shea Langeliers pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

Compared to last season, Shea Langeliers has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 13.4% to 18.1% this season.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brandon Marsh ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Bohm in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brent Rooker in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Brent Rooker pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 10th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Michael Mercado throws from, J.J. Bleday will have an edge today.

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Nick Castellanos is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Citizens Bank Park as the 8th-worst venue in baseball for right-handed BABIP.

Built just 19 feet above sea level, Citizens Bank Park has one of the lowest elevations among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

Joey Estes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Nick Castellanos in today’s game.

Nick Castellanos’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 90.8-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 84.7-mph in the last 7 days.

Max Schuemann is projected to bat 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Michael Mercado throws from, Max Schuemann has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Max Schuemann in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Michael Mercado throws from, Shea Langeliers will have a tough challenge today.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Shea Langeliers in today’s matchup.

In the last two weeks, Shea Langeliers’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal average of 95.8 mph to 90.4 mph.

Using Statcast data, Shea Langeliers is in the 20th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .225.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johan Rojas in the 6th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Johan Rojas is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

Joey Estes will have the handedness advantage against Johan Rojas in today’s game.

There has been a decrease in Johan Rojas’s average exit velocity this year, from 86.3 mph last year to 84.3 mph now, Brett Harris is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Mercado throws from, Brett Harris will be in a tough position in today’s game.

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

Brett Harris’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined recently, decreasing from 29.6% on the season to 23.1% in the last week’s worth of games.

Hitting from the same side that Joey Estes throws from, Alec Bohm meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

In the past 14 days, Alec Bohm’s 8.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.9%.

Alec Bohm has been lucky this year, posting a .349 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .325 — a .024 deviation.

Brandon Marsh is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in today’s game.

Citizens Bank Park ranks as the #23 ballpark in the game for LHB base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brandon Marsh’s true offensive ability to be a .318, suggesting that he has been very fortunate this year given the .029 gap between that mark and his actual .347 wOBA.

Bryce Harper has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 34.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is quite a bit higher than his 23.1 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for J.J. Bleday in today’s matchup.

J.J. Bleday has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph dropping to 83.1-mph in the past 7 days.

It may be wise to expect worse numbers for the Philadelphia Phillies offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 4th-luckiest offense in MLB this year.

Citizens Bank Park grades out as the #24 ballpark in the majors for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Joey Estes’s 2412-rpm fastball spin rate this year ranks in the 79th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

Considering the 1.33 deviation between Joey Estes’s 5.53 ERA and his 4.20 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the game this year and figures to see better results in the future.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Mercado throws from, Brent Rooker will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Brent Rooker will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

When it comes to his batting average, Brent Rooker has had some very good luck this year. His .279 figure has been significantly inflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .239.

Batting from the same side that Michael Mercado throws from, Zack Gelof will be in a tough position today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Zack Gelof in today’s matchup.

Based on Statcast data, Zack Gelof is in the 5th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .202.

Batting from the same side that Joey Estes throws from, Trea Turner will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

Trea Turner has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .397 mark is a good deal higher than his .341 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Joey Estes is projected to throw 79 pitches in today’s game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 4th-least of all pitchers today.

Seth Brown is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Seth Brown will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

Seth Brown’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 94.8-mph EV last year has dropped off to 90.7-mph.

Seth Brown’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 22.1% to 17.7%.

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 Lawrence Butler in today’s game.

Lawrence Butler has notched a .268 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 13th percentile.

Lawrence Butler has put up a .197 batting average this year, grading out in the 6th percentile.

Zack Gelof has been lucky in regards to his home runs this year; his 20.4 HR per 600 plate appearances rate is considerably higher than his 14.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Zack Gelof has compiled a .260 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 7th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johan Rojas in the 13th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryson Stott in the 20th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

In the past 14 days, Bryson Stott’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 89.7 mph to 84.2 mph.

Sporting a 9.400 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Bryson Stott finds himself in the 16th percentile for power.

Checking in at the 21st percentile for power, Bryson Stott has hit 10.2 homers per 600 plate appearances this year.

Bryce Harper has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .401 figure is inflated compared to his .367 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kyle Schwarber’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, going from 17.5% to 12.4%.

In the last 7 days, Kyle Schwarber’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 12.4%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (23.8) implies that Kyle Schwarber has experienced some positive variance this year with his 29.9 actual HR/600.

Trea Turner has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .348 mark is quite a bit higher than his .281 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Despite posting a .380 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Brent Rooker has experienced some positive variance given the .040 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .340.

By putting up a .338 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year, Lawrence Butler finds himself in the 19th percentile.

In the last 7 days, Bryson Stott’s 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 44.7%.

Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Joey Estes in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.334) suggests that Kyle Schwarber has been very fortunate this year with his .360 actual wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects J.J. Bleday in the 8th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Max Schuemann has experienced some positive variance in regards to his batting average this year; his .244 rate is significantly inflated relative to his .217 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Bryson Stott has compiled a .267 BABIP this year, checking in at the 25th percentile.

Seth Brown’s BABIP talent is projected in the 21st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Shea Langeliers in the 18th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (15.3) may lead us to conclude that Brandon Marsh has been very fortunate this year with his 20.7 actual HR/600.

With a .178 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Max Schuemann is positioned in the 24th percentile.

By putting up a 5.13 K/BB rate this year, Shea Langeliers has demonstrated weak plate discipline, placing in the 7th percentile.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Brett Harris’s 8.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14.8%.