Mets vs Padres match player stats Saturday, August 24th 2024. New York Mets at San Diego Padres Series Game 3

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Mets vs Padres match player stats Saturday, August 24th 2024. New York Mets at San Diego Padres Series Game 3

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Positive Match Player Stats for Mets vs Padres Series Game 3

In the league, Petco Park’s CF fences are the shallowest.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Bryce Johnson will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against David Peterson in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Bryce Johnson will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.284) may lead us to conclude that Bryce Johnson has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .242 actual wOBA.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

The #4 venue in MLB for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

In the majors, Petco Park has the 4th-lowest average fence height.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, J.D. Martinez ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

J.D. Martinez is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

J.D. Martinez has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 95.5-mph average in the last two weeks’ worth of games to his seasonal 91.1-mph EV.

Hitting from the opposite that David Peterson throws from, Kyle Higashioka will have the upper hand today.

Batters such as Kyle Higashioka with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like David Peterson who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

The New York Mets have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jake Cronenworth can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Jake Cronenworth will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The #4 field in the game for boosting home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

The San Diego Padres have 7 batters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage over David Peterson today.

Playing on the road generally lowers pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for David Peterson today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mark Vientos in the 94th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

Mark Vientos has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (58% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Mark Vientos hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Starling Marte in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Starling Marte is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this matchup.

Starling Marte has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.2-mph average to last season’s 88.1-mph figure.

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

Manny Machado is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

Manny Machado will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against David Peterson today.

Manny Machado hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

Manny Machado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Projected catcher Luis Campusano profiles as a horrible pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Michael King’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.4 mph this season (92.1 mph) below where it was last season (93.5 mph).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Pete Alonso as baseball’s 17th-best home run batter.

Pete Alonso is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Francisco Lindor in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Francisco Lindor is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Francisco Lindor has made notable strides with his Barrel% lately, upping his 13.3% seasonal rate to 31.6% in the past week’s worth of games.

Francisco Lindor has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 102.5-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal figure of 94.2-mph.

Last year, Francisco Lindor had an average launch angle of 13.4° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 18.6°.

J.D. Martinez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, increasing from 18.8% on the season to 23.3% over the last two weeks.

Based on Statcast data, J.D. Martinez grades out in the 77th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .338.

The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting home runs to lefties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

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

Pete Alonso has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 97.1-mph in the past week.

Pete Alonso’s launch angle in recent games (18.9° in the past two weeks) is a considerable increase over his 14.5° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Starling Marte has suffered from bad luck this year. His .322 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .344.

Batting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Jeff McNeil will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

Jeff McNeil hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 85th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

In the past 7 days, Jeff McNeil’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3% up to 12.5%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

Jurickson Profar is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Recording 94.6 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Michael King ranks in the 89th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Petco Park as the 8th-best stadium in MLB for strikeouts.

Jeff McNeil’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jeff McNeil has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 101.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal mark of 88.3-mph.

Michael King projects as the 20th-best pitcher in baseball currently when assessing his strikeout skill, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the opposite that David Peterson throws from, Xander Bogaerts will have an advantage in today’s game.

Xander Bogaerts will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Mark Vientos ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Mark Vientos has made sizeable gains with his Barrel%, upping his 10.7% rate last year to 15.7% this year.

Mark Vientos has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.3-mph to 97.8-mph over the last two weeks.

Starling Marte’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 42.4% to 50.3%.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.299) may lead us to conclude that Starling Marte has been unlucky this year with his .278 actual batting average.

Kyle Higashioka will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Kyle Higashioka has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.9-mph to 97.8-mph over the last two weeks.

The switch-hitting Jurickson Profar will get to bat from his good side (0) today against David Peterson.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jurickson Profar will hold that advantage today.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Johnson in the 11th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

Bryce Johnson is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

The #4 venue in the game for suppressing BABIP to right-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

Built just 14 feet above sea level, Petco Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 2nd-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup.

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 8.7-mph in this contest, the strongest of the day for pitchers.

Xander Bogaerts’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 91.3-mph EV last season has fallen off to 89.3-mph.

Over the past 14 days, Xander Bogaerts’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal average of 89.3 mph to 86.1 mph.

With a .161 Isolated Power (ISO) this year, Xander Bogaerts is positioned in the 10th percentile.

Michael King will have the handedness advantage against J.D. Martinez in today’s game.

J.D. Martinez has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Kyle Higashioka is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Kyle Higashioka’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.4% down to 0%.

The #4 ballpark in Major League Baseball for suppressing BABIP to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

Hitting from the same side that David Peterson throws from, Jake Cronenworth encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

The underlying talent of the San Diego Padres projected lineup today (.311 projected wOBA via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be significantly worse than their .322 wOBA this year.

The San Diego Padres have been the 6th-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse going forward, Projected catcher Francisco Alvarez profiles as a good pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Mark Vientos will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

Michael King will hold the platoon advantage over Starling Marte in today’s game.

Starling Marte has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences today.

Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last season to this one, decreasing from 17.7% to 11.8%.

Michael King projects as the 20th-best pitcher in baseball currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

It may be wise to expect worse results for the New York Mets offense in future games, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 6th-luckiest offense in baseball this year.

Michael King will hold the platoon advantage over 7 opposing bats in this game.

Xander Bogaerts’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased of late, going from 43.5% on the season to 31.4% over the past two weeks.

Hitting from the same side that Michael King throws from, Pete Alonso has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Pete Alonso will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Pete Alonso’s launch angle this season (14.5°) is significantly worse than his 17.9° figure last year.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the plate, Francisco Lindor will bat from his bad side against Michael King today.

Francisco Lindor pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 92nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryce Johnson in the 5th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

Extreme flyball batters like Bryce Johnson tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like David Peterson.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (30.1) may lead us to conclude that Kyle Higashioka has had some very good luck this year with his 42.9 actual HR/600.

As it relates to his home run skill, Starling Marte ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 13th percentile when assessing his home run talent.

Jeff McNeil is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

In the last 14 days, Jurickson Profar’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.9% down to 0%.

Over the past two weeks, Jurickson Profar’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 92.2 mph to 87 mph.

Jurickson Profar’s launch angle recently (3.8° in the past week’s worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 12.3° seasonal figure.

Jake Cronenworth’s average exit velocity has declined lately; his 89-mph seasonal EV has lowered to 83.1-mph in the past 7 days.

Jake Cronenworth’s average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls this year (11.5°) is significantly worse than his 14.6° angle last year.

Over the last two weeks, Manny Machado’s 5.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.8%.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-least strikeout-prone lineup in today’s games is the San Diego Padres with a 20.1% underlying K%.

David Peterson’s sinker usage has spiked by 7% from last year to this one (24.6% to 31.6%) .

David Peterson’s 2134-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 21st percentile among all starting pitchers.

Michael King’s fastball spin rate has dropped 120 rpm this season (2275 rpm) below where it was last season (2395 rpm).

With a 0.41 deviation between Michael King’s 10.63 K/9 and his 10.22 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the league this year as it relates to strikeouts and figures to see worse results in the future.

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