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Braves @ White Sox Matchup Details

Teams : Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox

Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, June 9th
Time : 09/06/26 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Atlanta Braves Game Today

Andrew Benintendi is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Guaranteed Rate Field ranks as the #8 field in baseball for overall LHB offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Guaranteed Rate Field has the 10th-lowest average fence height in the majors.

,High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the 4th-hottest temperature on the slate today at 83°.

,Hitting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Ozzie Albies is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Ozzie Albies pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.6% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Braden Montgomery will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Grant Holmes.

,Braden Montgomery pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.1% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Braden Montgomery will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Braden Montgomery’s BABIP talent is projected in the 91st percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase Meidroth’s BABIP talent is projected in the 80th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase Meidroth is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game.

,The #10 venue in the game for boosting batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

,Chase Meidroth has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Antonacci in the 96th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Samuel Antonacci is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

,Dominic Smith’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Dominic Smith will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Eisert in today’s matchup.

,The switch-hitting Drew Romo will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Grant Holmes.

,Drew Romo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.5% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 80th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Mike Yastrzemski will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Eisert in today’s game.

,Mike Yastrzemski pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Guaranteed Rate Field as the 8th-best stadium in the game for boosting offensive stats to righties.

,Mauricio Dubon has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Ronald Acuna Jr. projects as the 7th-best hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ronald Acuna Jr. is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Mauricio Dubon has made notable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 5.9% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the last week.

,Dingers are generally more common at ballparks with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the shallowest in MLB.

,Batting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Jacob Gonzalez will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Jacob Gonzalez will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his home run ability, Matt Olson ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Matt Olson is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 10th-best venue in MLB for lefty batting average.

,Dominic Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 11th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Michael Harris II is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 58% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Hitting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Tristan Peters will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Tristan Peters pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.1% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Drew Romo will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Riley in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

,Despite posting a .283 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Austin Riley has been unlucky given the .052 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .335.

,When estimating his home run talent, Austin Riley ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Rikuu Nishida will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Among all parks, Guaranteed Rate Field’s LF fences are the 3rd-shallowest.

,Atlanta Braves batters collectively place 4th- in MLB for power this year when assessing with their 9.7% Barrel%.

,Atlanta’s 89.7-mph average exit velocity this year ranks among the best in baseball: #4 overall.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Colson Montgomery as the majors’s 20th-best home run batter.

,Colson Montgomery is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.

,Rikuu Nishida’s BABIP talent is projected in the 84th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Vargas pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.4% — 80th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Andrew Benintendi pulls many of his flyballs (37.1% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Colson Montgomery ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Colson Montgomery will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Sandy Leon pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.8% — 93rd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Sandy Leon and his 35° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 99th percentile, among the highest in the league since the start of last season.

,The underlying talent of the Chicago White Sox projected lineup today (.309 projected wOBA via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly worse than their .323 wOBA this year.

,The Chicago White Sox have been the luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to negatively regress going forward,Grant Holmes has posted a 12.7% Swinging Strike% this year, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

,Hitting from the opposite that Grant Holmes throws from, Samuel Antonacci will have an edge in today’s game.

,Michael Harris II will have the handedness advantage over Brandon Eisert in today’s game.

,Mike Yastrzemski’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, increasing from 46.6% on the season to 64.7% over the past 14 days.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Matt Olson ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Rikuu Nishida will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Given the 0.77 difference between Grant Holmes’s 8.14 K/9 and his 8.91 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and should see positive regression going forward.

,Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Chase Meidroth will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Dominic Smith’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 15.4% to 20.3%.

,Ronald Acuna Jr. has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Samuel Antonacci has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Ozzie Albies has made significant strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 4.6% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last week.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Tristan Peters will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Negatives with the Chicago White Sox Game Today

When starting against a right-handed starter this year, Andrew Benintendi has been pulled from the game early 26% of the time.

,Out of all the teams today, the 3rd-best infield defense belongs to the Atlanta Braves.

,Andrew Benintendi has compiled a .220 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, checking in at the 14th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,By putting up a 3.52 K/BB rate this year, Andrew Benintendi has demonstrated weak plate discipline, checking in at the 21st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 6th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Ozzie Albies will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side against Brandon Eisert in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Ozzie Albies in today’s matchup.

,Ozzie Albies has notched a .283 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 12th percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Based on Statcast data, Ozzie Albies ranks in the 13th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .219.

,Braden Montgomery is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Grant Holmes will have the handedness advantage over Chase Meidroth in today’s matchup.

,Over the last week, Chase Meidroth’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.8% down to 0%.

,Chase Meidroth has been cold in recent games, with his seasonal exit velocity of 87.6-mph dropping to 83.8-mph over the last 7 days.

,Chase Meidroth has been lucky this year, notching a .324 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .302 — a .022 difference.

,15% of the time that Samuel Antonacci has started against a northpaw this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,Samuel Antonacci’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 89.3-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 87.3-mph over the last 14 days.

,Samuel Antonacci has averaged 1.7 HRs per 600 plate appearances this year, placing in the 4th percentile for power.

,Dominic Smith is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Dominic Smith has been pinch hit for 12% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Dominic Smith today.

,Dominic Smith has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89-mph dropping to 84.7-mph over the past 14 days.

,Dominic Smith has been lucky this year, putting up a .349 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .314 — a .035 deviation.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Drew Romo ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Drew Romo is projected to hit 8th in the batting order today.

,Over the past 7 days, Drew Romo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10% down to 0%.

,Drew Romo’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 12% on the season to 0% in the past 7 days.

,Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card today.

,This year, Mike Yastrzemski has been replaced by a pinch-hitter in 17% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Mike Yastrzemski will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Mike Yastrzemski’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 92.4-mph average last season has fallen off to 89.1-mph.

,In the last 14 days, Mike Yastrzemski’s exit velocity on flyballs has lowered from his seasonal mark of 89.1 mph to 85.6 mph.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the same side that Brandon Eisert throws from, Mauricio Dubon will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

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

,Despite posting a .319 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Mauricio Dubon has been very fortunate given the .033 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .286.

,Posting a 1.800 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 , Mauricio Dubon is positioned in the 3rd percentile for power.

,Hitting from the same side that Brandon Eisert throws from, Ronald Acuna Jr. will be in a tough position today.

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

,Over the last week, Ronald Acuna Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 13.3% down to 0%.

,In the past week’s worth of games, Ronald Acuna Jr.’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 15.4%.

,Jacob Gonzalez is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

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

,In the past week’s worth of games, Matt Olson’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.3% down to 0%.

,Michael Harris II will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Michael Harris II has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 14.9% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Michael Harris II’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, decreasing from 13.8% to 10.8%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Michael Harris II’s true offensive ability to be a .333, providing some evidence that he has been very fortunate this year given the .036 deviation between that figure and his actual .369 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tristan Peters in the 13th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Tristan Peters is projected to hit 9th in the batting order today.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Tristan Peters has been pulled from the game early 19% of the time.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Tristan Peters’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal EV of 90.9 mph to 81.3 mph.

,Austin Riley has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (66% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the same side that Brandon Eisert throws from, Austin Riley faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Riley in today’s game.

,Austin Riley has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 15.6% rate last season has fallen off to 10.3% this year.

,From last year to this one, Austin Riley’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 16.6% to 13.3%.

,Braden Montgomery is an extreme groundball batter and faces the strong infield defense of Atlanta (#3-best on the slate today).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Gonzalez in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the same side that Grant Holmes throws from, Miguel Vargas faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Miguel Vargas has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph dropping to 87.5-mph in the past 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rikuu Nishida in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Rikuu Nishida is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,58% of the time that Rikuu Nishida has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Rikuu Nishida’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off in recent games, falling from 14.3% on the season to 0% over the past week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 6th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,The Atlanta Braves have been the 8th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse the rest of the season,The #5 ballpark in the game for suppressing base hits, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

,Brandon Eisert will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats in all categories.

,Colson Montgomery’s average exit velocity has dropped off of late; his 89.7-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 83.3-mph in the past 7 days.

,Colson Montgomery’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 96.7-mph mark last season has fallen off to 94.3-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Colson Montgomery’s true offensive skill to be a .320, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .022 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .342 wOBA.

,Over the last 14 days, Rikuu Nishida has recorded a mere a 0% Barrel%, indicating a decline in power ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 16th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Sandy Leon ranks in the 0th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sandy Leon is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Sandy Leon will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Brandon Eisert in this game.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Sandy Leon today.

,Sandy Leon is notably slow, grading out in the 0th percentile in Sprint Speed at 21.08 ft/sec this year.

,With 7 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Grant Holmes faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Grant Holmes today.

,Grading out in the 11th percentile, Miguel Vargas has posted a .244 BABIP this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-worst ballpark in baseball for strikeouts.

,Grant Holmes’s higher usage rate of his fastball this season (42.9 vs. 33.3% last year) is not ideal consider they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Samuel Antonacci ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Samuel Antonacci’s 89.3-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to measure power) is in the 16th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 20th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Mauricio Dubon has recorded a .270 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, checking in at the 6th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Tristan Peters’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off lately, decreasing from 13.8% on the season to 0% in the last week’s worth of games.

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