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Brewers @ Marlins Matchup Details

Teams : Milwaukee Brewers at Miami Marlins

Date : Todays Game is on Friday, April 17th
Time : 17/04/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Milwaukee Brewers Game Today

The LoanDepot Park roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this match-up 7,° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games today — favorable for offense.

,Hitting from the opposite that Janson Junk throws from, David Hamilton will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Bauers in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Jake Bauers is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Janson Junk throws from, Jake Bauers will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Jake Bauers has strong power (92nd percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s always far from assured (27.8% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Janson Junk doesn’t generate many whiffs (21st percentile K%) — great news for Bauers.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, William Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,William Contreras is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,William Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards the league’s 6th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Over the last 7 days, William Contreras’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.5-mph over the course of the season to 98.9-mph of late.

,Sal Frelick is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,Sal Frelick will have the handedness advantage over Janson Junk in today’s game.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Sal Frelick’s talent is quite strong, posting a 1.55 K/BB rate since the start of last season while checking in at in the 89th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Brice Turang is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Janson Junk throws from, Brice Turang will have an edge in today’s game.

,Brice Turang has made significant improvements with his Barrel% recently, improving his 10.8% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past week.

,The #5 park in the majors for boosting walks, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is LoanDepot Park.

,The Milwaukee Brewers have 3 batters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jake Bauers, Garrett Mitchell, Gary Sanchez).

,Brandon Lockridge has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.7-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 88.9-mph.

,Posting a .284 batting average since the start of last season, Sal Frelick is positioned in the 91st percentile.

,Brandon Lockridge has compiled a .326 BABIP since the start of last season, checking in at the 83rd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Turang in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Garrett Mitchell as the 19th-best batter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Garrett Mitchell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Janson Junk today.

,Garrett Mitchell has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 96.8-mph to 101.1-mph over the last week.

,Over the last two weeks, Garrett Mitchell’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 20% up to 30.8%.

,Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.328) suggests that Garrett Mitchell has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .302 actual wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Gary Sanchez as baseball’s 14th-best home run batter.

,Gary Sanchez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Gary Sanchez has strong power (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (27.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Janson Junk struggles to strike batters out (23rd percentile K%) — great news for Sanchez.

,Gary Sanchez has been hot recently, notching a a 33.3% Barrel% (a reliable stat to measure power) over the past week.

Negatives with the Miami Marlins Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Hamilton in the 16th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,David Hamilton is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks LoanDepot Park as the 4th-worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for left-handed home runs.

,LoanDepot Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in MLB, which generally leads to less offense.

,In today’s game, David Hamilton is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.9% rate (81st percentile).

,Jake Bauers pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.4% — 85th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 4th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (22.9) suggests that Jake Bauers has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his 26.0 actual HR/600.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles LoanDepot Park as the 4th-worst field in the league for RHB home runs.

,Hitting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, William Contreras has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,William Contreras will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,William Contreras’s launch angle lately (14.6° in the last week’s worth of games) is significantly worse than his 18.3° seasonal figure.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Sal Frelick ranks in the 5th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Among all major league parks, LoanDepot Park’s right field dimensions are the 4th-deepest.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Sal Frelick today.

,Brice Turang has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.1%) and will be challenged by baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences today.

,Brice Turang will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,As it relates to his home runs, Brice Turang has been lucky since the start of last season. His 17.3 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 11.3.

,The 5th-worst projected batting order of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the Milwaukee Brewers.

,The Milwaukee Brewers have been the 7th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future,Janson Junk will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats in all categories.

,William Contreras’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, falling from 9.6% to 6.5%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Janson Junk in the 7th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Janson Junk to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (6th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Placing in the 10th percentile, Janson Junk recorded an 8.1% Swinging Strike rate since the start of last season.

,Janson Junk has compiled a 16.8% Strikeout% since the start of last season, placing in the 17th percentile.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Brandon Lockridge ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Lockridge is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, Brandon Lockridge will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, David Hamilton ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Ortiz in the 19th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Joey Ortiz is penciled in 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, Joey Ortiz encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Garrett Mitchell has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (67% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

,Today, Garrett Mitchell is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 9th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.1% rate (87th percentile).

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Garrett Mitchell in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Janson Junk throws from, Gary Sanchez will not have the upper hand today.

,Gary Sanchez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Gary Sanchez today.

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