Mets @ Angels Matchup Details

Positives for the New York Mets Game Today

Angel Stadium has the lowest fences among all parks.

,According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 4th-best for hitting on the slate.

,Adam Frazier will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Scott today.

,Adam Frazier will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Sporting a .320 BABIP since the start of last season, Adam Frazier has performed in the 82nd percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 6th-best hitter in Major League Baseball.

,Mike Trout is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Mark Vientos ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mark Vientos has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (68% of the time), but he is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.

,Among all the teams playing today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Marcus Semien ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Extreme groundball hitters like Marcus Semien generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Walbert Urena.

,In the last week, Marcus Semien’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.3% up to 16.7%.

,Carson Benge will have the handedness advantage over Walbert Urena in today’s game.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Carson Benge’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.6% up to 11.1%.

,Carson Benge has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 98.9-mph average in the past week to his seasonal 91-mph figure.

,Brett Baty is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Brett Baty will hold the platoon advantage against Walbert Urena today.

,In the last 14 days, Brett Baty’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.2-mph over the course of the season to 99.5-mph recently.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Christian Scott.

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

,MJ Melendez will hold the platoon advantage against Walbert Urena in today’s game.

,MJ Melendez has strong power (84th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a guarantee (28.1% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Walbert Urena is a pitch-to-contact type (18th percentile K%) — great news for Melendez.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bo Bichette as the 6th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Bo Bichette is projected to hit 1st in the batting order today.

,Bo Bichette has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.1-mph to 93.5-mph over the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Jo Adell is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Carson Benge’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 76th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Jorge Soler is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game.

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

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Francisco Alvarez ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Compared to last season, Francisco Alvarez 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 16.8% to 25.5% this season.

,Francisco Alvarez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, increasing from 25.5% on the season to 29.2% in the last two weeks.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Zach Neto is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Alvarez in the 85th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Juan Soto is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Juan Soto will hold the platoon advantage against Walbert Urena today.

,The Los Angeles Angels (25.5% K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the most strikeout-prone group of hitters of all teams today.

,The #3 venue in the majors for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Christian Scott will hold the platoon advantage against 6 opposing bats today.

,There has been a significant improvement in Zach Neto’s launch angle from last season’s 17.7° to 21.9° this season.

,Travis d’Arnaud will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Travis d’Arnaud has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs since the start of last season; his 14.1 HR per 600 plate appearances figure is deflated compared to his 27.7 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Travis d’Arnaud’s 13.8% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) ranks in the 89th percentile since the start of last season.

,As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the dish, Ronny Mauricio will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side against Walbert Urena today.

,Ronny Mauricio’s 90.6-mph average exit velocity ranks among the elite in the league since the start of last season: 78th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Christian Scott throws from, Josh Lowe will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Josh Lowe will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Extreme flyball batters like MJ Melendez tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Walbert Urena.

,The New York Mets have been the unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit better in future games,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Travis d’Arnaud (the Angels’s expected catcher today) grades out as a weak pitch framer.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Bo Bichette ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Walbert Urena was firing on all cylinders in his previous GS and put up 8 strikeouts.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Marcus Semien’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.5-mph over the course of the season to 94.5-mph in recent games.

,When estimating his home run skill, MJ Melendez ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jorge Soler has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 93.9-mph over the last two weeks.

,Josh Lowe’s launch angle this year (21°) is considerably higher than his 9.4° figure last year.

,Yoan Moncada will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Travis d’Arnaud has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season. His .261 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .293.

,Since the start of last season, Travis d’Arnaud’s flyball exit velocity (an advanced standard to study power) ranks in the 93rd percentile at 96.5 mph.

,As it relates to his batting average, Josh Lowe has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His .215 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .255.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, increasing from 8.9% on the season to 31.3% in the past week.

,The Barrel% of Mike Trout has significantly improved, with an increase from 15.5% last year to 23.9% this year.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adam Frazier in the 4th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Adam Frazier is projected to bat 9th in the lineup today.

,Angel Stadium ranks as the #26 venue in MLB for run-scoring, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Adam Frazier’s average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 84.1-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 81.6-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Adam Frazier’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 4.2%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 13th-worst venue in the game for right-handed home runs.

,Christian Scott will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Mike Trout in today’s matchup.

,Mike Trout has experienced some positive variance in regards to his home runs since the start of last season; his 30.6 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is considerably higher than his 25.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,This year, Mark Vientos has been pulled from the game early in 27% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,Batting from the same side that Walbert Urena throws from, Mark Vientos will be in a tough position today.

,Mark Vientos will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

,Mark Vientos’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this year; his 94.9-mph average last year has decreased to 88.9-mph.

,Marcus Semien is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Walbert Urena will hold the platoon advantage against Marcus Semien in today’s matchup.

,Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.6% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Carson Benge is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

,10% of the time that Carson Benge has started against a northpaw this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,Angel Stadium grades out as the #24 park in the league for LHB home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Carson Benge has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.4%) and will be challenged by the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,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 Carson Benge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcus Semien in the 19th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Brett Baty has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 20% of the time.

,Brett Baty has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Typically, hitters like Brett Baty who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Walbert Urena.

,Brett Baty will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Over the past 7 days, Yoan Moncada’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.5% down to 0%.

,Over the last 7 days, Yoan Moncada’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 19.5%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects MJ Melendez in the 7th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,11% of the time that MJ Melendez has started against a northpaw since the start of last season, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,MJ Melendez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,By putting up a .154 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , MJ Melendez is ranked in the 7th percentile.

,The #10 ballpark in MLB for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Hitting from the same side that Walbert Urena throws from, Bo Bichette will have a disadvantage today.

,Typically, bats like Bo Bichette who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Walbert Urena.

,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 Bo Bichette in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 6.7°, Bo Bichette has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (2°) over the past 14 days.

,Batting from the same side that Christian Scott throws from, Jo Adell will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Jo Adell has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph dropping to 84.6-mph over the last week.

,Jo Adell’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, decreasing from 16.2% to 8.9%.

,Jo Adell has shown bad plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 10th percentile with a 4.78 K/BB rate.

,Christian Scott will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jorge Soler today.

,Jorge Soler pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

,Over the last week, Jorge Soler’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.3% down to 0%.

,In the last 7 days, Jorge Soler’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 17%.

,Francisco Alvarez is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

,Walbert Urena will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Francisco Alvarez today.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Francisco Alvarez today.

,In the past 7 days, Francisco Alvarez’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 96.1 mph to 76.6 mph.

,Batting from the same side that Christian Scott throws from, Zach Neto faces a tough challenge today.

,Today, Zach Neto is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 38.1% rate (94th percentile).

,In the past week’s worth of games, Zach Neto’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 94.3 mph to 81.6 mph.

,Yoan Moncada’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 39.3% to 22%.

,Posting a .230 batting average since the start of last season, Yoan Moncada finds himself in the 24th percentile.

,Angel Stadium projects as the #26 stadium in Major League Baseball for left-handed batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Scott to throw 82 pitches in this matchup (4th-least of all pitchers on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,Christian Scott will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Christian Scott struggled when it came to striking batters out in his previous outing and accumulated 1 Ks.

,Posting a 3.47 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Zach Neto has displayed poor plate discipline, ranking in the 24th percentile.

,Travis d’Arnaud is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,Christian Scott will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Travis d’Arnaud today.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Travis d’Arnaud’s skill is quite weak, sporting a 5.15 K/BB rate since the start of last season while grading out in in the 17th percentile.

,Travis d’Arnaud has put up a .196 batting average since the start of last season, grading out in the 25th percentile.

,Ronny Mauricio is projected to bat 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Ronny Mauricio grades out in the 14th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (10.1% rate since the start of last season).

,Ronny Mauricio is not very quick, placing in the 15th percentile in Sprint Speed at 25.81 ft/sec since the start of last season.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Adam Frazier ranks in the 9th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Josh Lowe is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Josh Lowe has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will be challenged by the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Josh Lowe has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 6.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% over the last 14 days.

,Josh Lowe’s average exit velocity has decreased this year; his 88.7-mph mark last season has dropped to 86.2-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 3rd-worst park in the majors for batting average.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher stats across the board, and Walbert Urena will hold that advantage today.

,Walbert Urena was firing on all cylinders in his last start and gave up 2 ER.

,The New York Mets have done a weak job as a team optimizing their launch angles on their hardest-hit balls. Their 10.8° mark is among the lowest in the game since the start of last season (#30 overall).

,There has been a decrease in Juan Soto’s average exit velocity this season, from 93.7 mph last year to 89.3 mph now,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Walbert Urena in the 23rd percentile when estimating his strikeout talent.

,Walbert Urena’s fastball spin rate over his last 3 games started (2166 rpm) has been considerably lower than than his seasonal rate (2226 rpm).

,Mark Vientos has taken a step back with his Barrel%; his 11.2% rate last year has fallen off to 3.8% this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 15th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

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