Dodgers @ D-Backs Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Los Angeles Dodgers Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Waldschmidt in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,The #3 stadium in the league for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast expects for the 2nd-most favorable hitting conditions of all games on the slate today.

,Ryan Waldschmidt will hold the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Ryan Waldschmidt will hold that advantage today.

,Chase Field sits at the 2nd-highest altitude in MLB. High elevation tends to lead to better offense.

,As it relates to plate discipline, Alex Call’s skill is quite strong, putting up a 1.34 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 95th percentile.

,Geraldo Perdomo is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Geraldo Perdomo will hold that advantage today.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 85th percentile for hitting ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .354.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Geraldo Perdomo’s talent is quite good, putting up a 0.95 K/BB rate this year while ranking in in the 96th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ketel Marte ranks as the 17th-best batter in baseball.

,Ketel Marte is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,The switch-hitting Ketel Marte will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Eric Lauer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Mookie Betts is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Ketel Marte will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Ildemaro Vargas is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Ildemaro Vargas will get to bat from his strong side against Eric Lauer in today’s matchup.

,Extreme flyball bats like Ildemaro Vargas tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Eric Lauer.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Ildemaro Vargas will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Jose Fernandez will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Jose Fernandez will hold that advantage today.

,Andy Pages’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andy Pages is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Andy Pages has been hot of late, whalloping 3 long-balls in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Max Muncy as baseball’s 17th-best home run hitter.

,The #3 stadium in the majors for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,Batting from the opposite that Mike Soroka throws from, Max Muncy will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Moreno in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Gabriel Moreno will hold the platoon advantage against Eric Lauer in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Corbin Carroll ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Corbin Carroll is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Corbin Carroll will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Shohei Ohtani projects as the 4th-best hitter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Hitting from the opposite that Eric Lauer throws from, Nolan Arenado will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Alex Freeland will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Mike Soroka.

,Alex Freeland’s footspeed has improved this season. His 26.24 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 26.85 ft/sec now.

,Alex Freeland has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 18.7° mark is among the highest in the league since the start of last season (88th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Eric Lauer’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 4th percentile among all SPs in Major League Baseball currently.

,It is likely that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Stu Scheurwater) calling pitches today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eric Lauer today.

,Eric Lauer’s fastball velocity has decreased 1 mph this year (89.9 mph) below where it was last year (90.9 mph).

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Kyle Tucker ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Kyle Tucker is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Will Smith ranks as the 15th-best hitter in the game.

,Despite posting a .323 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Will Smith has suffered from bad luck given the .041 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .364.

,Shohei Ohtani will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Soroka in today’s matchup.

,Hitting 2 long-balls over the past week, Will Smith has been on fire lately.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Gabriel Moreno ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Gabriel Moreno will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Max Muncy ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Michael Soroka’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 77th percentile out of all starting pitchers in the game right now.

,It may be smart to expect negative regression for the Los Angeles Dodgers offense in the future, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 10th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year.

,Nolan Arenado will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,Nolan Arenado has been hot lately, putting up a .347 wOBA over the last two weeks.

,Hitting from the opposite that Mike Soroka throws from, Kyle Tucker will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Eric Lauer was firing on all cylinders in his last start and compiled 9 strikeouts.

,Eric Lauer has gone to his change-up 9.8% more often this season (17%) than he did last season (7.2%).

,With a 0.8 discrepancy between Eric Lauer’s 6.38 K/9 and his 7.18 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 the game this year as it relates to strikeouts and ought to perform better in future games.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Max Muncy has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Freddie Freeman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Soroka in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael Soroka in the 77th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats in all categories, and Michael Soroka will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,In his previous game started, Michael Soroka was rolling and put up 10 strikeouts.

,Michael Soroka has added a cutter to his arsenal this season and has mixed it in 12.6% of the time.

,Among all starting pitchers, Michael Soroka’s fastball spin rate of 2509 rpm is in the 93rd percentile this year.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Shohei Ohtani has a strong chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Freddie Freeman has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,Checking in at the 87th percentile, Alex Call sits with a .275 batting average since the start of last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Sporting a .365 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Andy Pages finds himself in the 85th percentile.

,Mookie Betts has been hot recently, notching 2 home runs in the last week.

Negatives with the Arizona Diamondbacks Series Game 2 Game Today

Ryan Waldschmidt is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Chase Field has the 3rd-deepest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums.

,Chase Field has the 10th-tallest fence height (on average) in the league.

,Typically, bats like Ryan Waldschmidt who hit a lot of groundballs generally hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Eric Lauer.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ryan Waldschmidt’s true offensive skill to be a .297, providing some evidence that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .023 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .320 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Call in the 17th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Alex Call is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Mike Soroka will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Call today.

,Alex Call has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and will be challenged by the game’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Geraldo Perdomo ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The #7 ballpark in MLB for suppressing home runs to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,Geraldo Perdomo’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 20.2% to 13.2%.

,Ketel Marte’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined this year; his 93.6-mph average last season has fallen off to 91.6-mph.

,Ketel Marte’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last year to this one, going from 15% to 11.6%.

,Ketel Marte has recorded a .264 BABIP this year, checking in at the 25th percentile.

,Hitting from the same side that Mike Soroka throws from, Mookie Betts will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Mookie Betts hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,The Arizona Diamondbacks outfield defense projects as the 3rd-best out of every team on the slate today.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Mookie Betts in today’s game.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Ildemaro Vargas ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ildemaro Vargas’s average exit velocity has declined this year; his 89.2-mph EV last year has fallen off to 86.9-mph.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Jose Fernandez ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jose Fernandez is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,This year, Jose Fernandez’s 3.5% Barrel%, a reliable stat for measuring power, places him in the 16th percentile among his peers.

,Hitting from the same side that Mike Soroka throws from, Andy Pages has a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Andy Pages will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Max Muncy is projected to bat 6th in the lineup today.

,Max Muncy pulls many of his flyballs (41% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball’s 3rd-deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Max Muncy in today’s game.

,Gabriel Moreno is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Gabriel Moreno has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.7%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,This season, there has been a decline in Gabriel Moreno’s speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 27.01 ft/sec last year to 26.51 ft/sec currently.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ildemaro Vargas in the 5th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Ildemaro Vargas’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, going from 14% to 9.8%.

,Ildemaro Vargas has been lucky this year, notching a .335 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .274 — a .061 difference.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 7th-worst venue in MLB for left-handed home runs.

,Eric Lauer will have the handedness advantage over Corbin Carroll today.

,In today’s matchup, Corbin Carroll is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.9% rate (87th percentile).

,Corbin Carroll’s launch angle this year (12.4°) is considerably worse than his 16.8° angle last year.

,Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Shohei Ohtani has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 23.7% rate last year has lowered to 16.3% this season.

,Shohei Ohtani’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 100.7-mph EV last year has fallen to 96.8-mph.

,Geraldo Perdomo’s 3.8% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power) is in the 18th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Arenado in the 6th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Nolan Arenado’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 89.5-mph EV last season has fallen to 87.5-mph.

,Despite posting a .347 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Nolan Arenado has experienced some positive variance given the .042 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .305.

,In notching a .258 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, Nolan Arenado is ranked in the 3rd percentile for hitting ability.

,Alex Freeland’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Alex Freeland is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Freddie Freeman’s launch angle this season (11.2°) is quite a bit lower than his 14.3° angle last season.

,Freddie Freeman’s footspeed has declined this season. His 25.6 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last season sits at 25.01 ft/sec now.

,The 5th-worst projected offense of all teams today in terms of overall offensive skill is that of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Chase Field as the 2nd-worst field in the game for home runs.

,Eric Lauer is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.7% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #29 HR venue in the majors in this matchup.

,In today’s matchup, Kyle Tucker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37% rate (90th percentile).

,Kyle Tucker is an extreme flyball batter and faces the strong outfield defense of Arizona (#3-best of all teams on the slate).

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Kyle Tucker today.

,Will Smith is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.

,Hitting from the same side that Mike Soroka throws from, Will Smith faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Will Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.9% — 98th percentile) and will be challenged by the league’s 3rd-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Corbin Carroll’s true offensive skill to be a .360, suggesting that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .028 deviation between that mark and his actual .388 wOBA.

,Max Muncy has been lucky this year, putting up a .378 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .346 — a .032 discrepancy.

,The best projected offense of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

,The 10.1% Barrel% of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes them the #3 group of hitters in the game this year by this stat.

,Los Angeles Dodgers bats as a unit have been among the best in Major League Baseball this year (3rd-) when assessing their 89.7-mph average exit velocity.

,Jose Fernandez is in the 22nd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (39.8% rate this year).

,Kyle Tucker has negatively regressed with his Barrel%; his 11.5% rate last year has fallen off to 5% this year.

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

,When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Eric Lauer in the 21st percentile among all starting pitchers in the majors.

,Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 18.8% underlying K%.

,The #3 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Chase Field.

,Placing in the 11th percentile, the hardest ball Mookie Betts has connected with since the start of last season reached a maximum exit velocity of 108.4 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

,Andy Pages’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 19.4% to 16%.

,Alex Freeland will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,The Los Angeles Dodgers (20.3 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-heavy set of hitters of all teams today.

,Hitting the ball to all fields is an important ability for batting average that Ketel Marte has struggled with this year, as evidenced by his ranking in the 4th percentile on THE BAT X’s Spray Score.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Geraldo Perdomo in the 22nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Checking in at the 8th percentile, the hardest ball Geraldo Perdomo has connected with this year reached a maximum exit velocity of 106.3 mph — an advanced indication of underlying power skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Call in the 25th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Eric Lauer has tallied 14 outs per outing this year, placing in the 14th percentile.

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