Padres @ Guardians Matchup Details

Positives for the San Diego Padres Game Today

Steven Kwan’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Steven Kwan is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Progressive Field grades out as the #2 field in baseball for left-handed base hits, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums, which tends to lead to higher offensive output.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Steven Kwan will have the upper hand today.

,Jake Cronenworth has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (63% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Jake Cronenworth will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Jake Cronenworth has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

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

,In the last week’s worth of games, Brayan Rocchio’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 3.6% up to 14.3%.

,Brayan Rocchio’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, going from 16.1% on the season to 35.7% over the past week.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Manny Machado is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Progressive Field as the 2nd-best ballpark in the game for RHB base hits.

,In the majors, Progressive Field’s LF dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.

,Manny Machado has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.6-mph to 93.1-mph in the past 14 days.

,Angel Genao will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Angel Genao has been hot of late, posting a .429 wOBA in the last 7 days.

,Angel Genao has been hot of late, notching a 94.1-mph average exit velocity in the past week’s worth of games.

,Nathaniel Lowe’s BABIP ability is projected in the 76th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael King throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have an edge today.

,Luis Rengifo has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (65% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card today.

,Luis Rengifo has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Luis Rengifo’s launch angle of late (21.3° in the last week) is a significant increase over his 4.8° seasonal mark.

,Travis Bazzana will have the handedness advantage over Michael King in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Travis Bazzana will hold that advantage today.

,Over the last 7 days, Travis Bazzana’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 4.3% up to 14.3%.

,The switch-hitting Patrick Bailey will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his better side (0) today against Michael King.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Patrick Bailey will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Patrick Bailey has seen a big gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 95.7-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal 90.5-mph mark.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Patrick Bailey’s true offensive skill to be a .276, suggesting that he has had bad variance on his side this year given the .034 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .242 wOBA.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Luis Rengifo’s skill is quite good, posting a 1.32 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 93rd percentile.

,Steven Kwan has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 93rd percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Jo Adell is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Ty France is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Ty France has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Jose Ramirez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (43.3% — 100th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jackson Merrill ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jackson Merrill is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Jackson Merrill will hold the platoon advantage against Gavin Williams today.

,Jackson Merrill has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Luis Campusano has seen a big gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.8-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 88.3-mph mark.

,Sporting a .359 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) since the start of last season, Luis Campusano is positioned in the 93rd percentile.

,With a 1.73 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Luis Campusano has demonstrated favorable plate discipline, grading out in the 87th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Over the last two weeks, Xander Bogaerts’s 62.1% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 40.4%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Xander Bogaerts’s true offensive skill to be a .324, implying that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .038 deviation between that figure and his actual .286 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 84th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Gavin Sheets will have the upper hand today.

,Gavin Sheets pulls many of his flyballs (36.3% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 6th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Over the past week, Gavin Sheets’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.1% up to 22.2%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Travis Bazzana has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 96.3-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 92-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Ty France has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 92.3-mph average to last season’s 89.6-mph figure.

,Steven Kwan will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,When estimating his strikeout ability, Gavin Williams projects as the 13th-best starting pitcher in Major League Baseball right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Recording 96.2 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Gavin Williams falls in the 95th percentile.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Patrick Bailey (the Guardians’s expected catcher in today’s game) grades out as an elite pitch framer.

,Gavin Williams will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats across the board.

,In his previous GS, Gavin Williams turned in a great performance and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

,Jose Ramirez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Genao in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Chase DeLauter ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Chase DeLauter is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter will have the handedness advantage against Michael King in today’s game.

,Chase DeLauter has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.4%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Jake Cronenworth has seen a notable increase in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 89.8-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 87.2-mph EV.

,Gavin Sheets’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved lately, going from 14.3% on the season to 33.3% in the past 7 days.

,Jo Adell has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.1-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 93.8-mph.

,Michael King has averaged 93.5 adjusted pitches per GS this year, grading out in the 85th percentile.

,Michael King’s change-up utilization has spiked by 6.8% from last season to this one (21.4% to 28.2%) .

,With a 0.77 discrepancy between Michael King’s 7.92 K/9 and his 8.69 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in MLB this year when it comes to strikeouts and should see positive regression going forward.

,Chase DeLauter’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,In the past week, Manny Machado’s 21.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.8%.

,Nathaniel Lowe has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 85th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Xander Bogaerts has displayed strong plate discipline this year, ranking in the 85th percentile with a 1.53 K/BB rate.

Negatives with the Cleveland Guardians Game Today

Steven Kwan’s average exit velocity has fallen off this year; his 86.3-mph average last season has decreased to 83.4-mph.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 13°, Steven Kwan has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.2°) in the last 14 days.

,The league’s 4th-tallest fences can be found at Progressive Field.

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

,Jake Cronenworth’s launch angle this season (9.9°) is quite a bit worse than his 14.5° figure last year.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 9.9°, Jake Cronenworth has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (-3.4°) over the past two weeks.

,Jake Cronenworth has performed at a clip of 11.2 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 18th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brayan Rocchio in the 11th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Brayan Rocchio is penciled in 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Progressive Field has the 7th-deepest CF dimensions among all stadiums.

,Brayan Rocchio has been cold lately, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.4-mph dropping to 84.1-mph over the last two weeks.

,Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Manny Machado will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,Manny Machado will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,There has been a decrease in Manny Machado’s average exit velocity this year, from 92.9 mph last year to 90.6 mph now,From last season to this one, Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes BABIP (-4° to 26°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 46.6% to 40.9%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Angel Genao in the 14th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Angel Genao is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,Angel Genao has struggled to lift the ball of late, putting up a -7.5° launch angle in the last 7 days.

,This year, Nathaniel Lowe has been pinch hit for in 21% of his appearances when starting against righty hurler.

,Despite posting a .353 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Nathaniel Lowe has had positive variance on his side given the .041 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .312.

,Based on Statcast data, Nathaniel Lowe ranks in the 14th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .285.

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

,As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Luis Rengifo will bat from his worse side against Gavin Williams today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Rengifo today.

,Luis Rengifo’s average exit velocity has fallen off lately; his 88-mph seasonal EV has decreased to 85.4-mph in the past 14 days.

,In notching a .232 BABIP this year, Manny Machado grades out in the 2nd percentile.

,Travis Bazzana has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (72% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Travis Bazzana hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Patrick Bailey ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Patrick Bailey is projected to bat 8th in the lineup today.

,Patrick Bailey has been pinch hit for 11% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,The #3 venue in the league for suppressing home runs to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Steven Kwan in the 1st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Using Statcast metrics, Steven Kwan is in the 4th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 1.900.

,Michael King will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jo Adell in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Jo Adell’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.6% down to 0%.

,Over the last 14 days, Jo Adell’s 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 41.2%.

,Jo Adell has displayed bad plate discipline this year, grading out in the 3rd percentile with a 5.43 K/BB rate.

,Hitting from the same side that Gavin Williams throws from, Ty France meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Ty France will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Ty France has been lucky this year, posting a .369 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .321 — a .048 discrepancy.

,Over the last two weeks, Jose Ramirez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.4% down to 0%.

,In the last two weeks’ worth of games, Jose Ramirez’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off from his seasonal EV of 89.4 mph to 84.9 mph.

,In notching a .243 BABIP this year, Jose Ramirez grades out in the 7th percentile.

,Jackson Merrill will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,Jackson Merrill has displayed poor plate discipline this year, checking in at the 16th percentile with a 3.73 K/BB rate.

,Luis Campusano is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,Luis Campusano has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 12% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

,Gavin Williams will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Luis Campusano in today’s game.

,Luis Campusano hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 7th-deepest CF fences today.

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

,Xander Bogaerts has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (64% of the time), but he is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Gavin Williams will have the handedness advantage against Xander Bogaerts 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 Xander Bogaerts in today’s matchup.

,Xander Bogaerts has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 5.5% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the past 14 days.

,In the past 7 days, Patrick Bailey’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.4% down to 0%.

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

,Gavin Sheets is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 60% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Gavin Sheets has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 17% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gavin Sheets today.

,Sporting a .233 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Jake Cronenworth finds himself in the 25th percentile.

,Jake Cronenworth has recorded a .270 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, checking in at the 6th percentile.

,Progressive Field projects as the #26 ballpark in baseball for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Brayan Rocchio’s BABIP talent is projected in the 25th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Utilizing Statcast data, Brayan Rocchio ranks in the 20th percentile for offensive ability per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .293.

,Luis Rengifo’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined from last year to this one, decreasing from 14.7% to 11.7%.

,Based on Statcast metrics, Luis Rengifo grades out in the 23rd percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .298.

,Given the 0.54 difference between Gavin Williams’s 11.51 K/9 and his 10.97 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in the league this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to see negative regression going forward.

,Jose Ramirez’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined lately, going from 16.2% on the season to 8.3% in the last week.

,Gavin Sheets’s average exit velocity has declined recently; his 87.5-mph seasonal figure has lowered to 83.4-mph over the last 7 days.

,Over the past week, Chase DeLauter’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.3% down to 0%.

,Over the last 7 days, Chase DeLauter’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off from his seasonal EV of 93.5 mph to 75.7 mph.

,Chase DeLauter’s launch angle lately (-16.5° in the past 7 days) is significantly lower than his 12.2° seasonal mark.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today is the Cleveland Guardians with a 18.5% underlying K%.

,With 8 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Michael King encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s matchup.

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

,Michael King’s 92.3-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 18th percentile among all starting pitchers.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Chase DeLauter’s true offensive ability to be a .322, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .026 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .348 wOBA.

,In the last two weeks, Nathaniel Lowe’s 8% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.9%.

,Xander Bogaerts’s launch angle this year (5.4°) is considerably worse than his 11.3° figure last season.

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