Reds @ Padres Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Positives for the Cincinnati Reds Series Game 2 Game Today

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks.

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

,Batting from the opposite that Chase Burns throws from, Sung-Mun Song will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Sung-Mun Song will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 97th percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Eugenio Suarez has strong power (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (29.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Lucas Giolito struggles to strike batters out (11th percentile K%) — great news for Suarez.

,Despite posting a .277 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Eugenio Suarez has had bad variance on his side given the .042 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .319.

,Nathaniel Lowe is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Nathaniel Lowe will hold the platoon advantage over Lucas Giolito in today’s matchup.

,Nathaniel Lowe has made big gains with his Barrel%, improving his 7% rate last season to 14.7% this year.

,Nathaniel Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 13.3% to 22%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Xander Bogaerts will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Xander Bogaerts has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 94.5-mph average over the last week to his seasonal 87.8-mph mark.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Xander Bogaerts’s true offensive ability to be a .329, providing some evidence that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .041 gap between that mark and his actual .288 wOBA.

,As it relates to his home run ability, JJ Bleday ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,JJ Bleday is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.

,JJ Bleday will hold the platoon advantage over Lucas Giolito today.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, JJ Bleday’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.5-mph over the course of the season to 100.4-mph lately.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sal Stewart in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Sal Stewart is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Sal Stewart has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90-mph to 93.9-mph over the last 7 days.

,Sal Stewart has compiled a .388 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, ranking in the 99th percentile for hitting ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Blake Dunn is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Blake Dunn hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Batters such as Blake Dunn with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Lucas Giolito who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Merrill in the 93rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Jackson Merrill is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jackson Merrill will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chase Burns today.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Jackson Merrill will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edwin Arroyo in the 83rd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Steer in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Spencer Steer is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Over the past 14 days, Spencer Steer’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 94.3-mph over the course of the season to 99.8-mph lately.

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

,Tyler Stephenson’s launch angle this year (20.7°) is considerably better than his 12.8° angle last season.

,Despite posting a .285 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Tyler Stephenson has experienced some negative variance given the .034 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .319.

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

,Over the last week, Freddy Fermin’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 1.3% up to 25%.

,Freddy Fermin’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 14.1% on the season to 50% in the last week’s worth of games.

,Freddy Fermin has been unlucky this year, compiling a .224 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .281 — a .057 discrepancy.

,Matt McLain hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Matt McLain’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 16% to 24.3%.

,In the past two weeks’ worth of games, Matt McLain’s 35.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 24.3%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Stephenson in the 81st percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,Tyler Stephenson has strong power (81st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (27.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Lucas Giolito has a pitch-to-contact profile (21st percentile K%) — great news for Stephenson.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Manny Machado in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Manny Machado is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Manny Machado will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,Miguel Andujar hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.1% — 93rd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Miguel Andujar will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jackson Merrill ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Gavin Sheets is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Gavin Sheets will have the handedness advantage over Chase Burns in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage today.

,Gavin Sheets has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.1-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 94.2-mph.

,The Cincinnati Reds have 4 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Blake Dunn, Tyler Stephenson, Matt McLain, Eugenio Suarez).

,The #10 park in the game for boosting strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,Considering that groundball pitchers hold a notable advantage over groundball hitters, Lucas Giolito and his 37.6% underlying GB% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a good spot in today’s matchup squaring off against 2 opposing GB hitters.

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

,Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game’s 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Fernando Tatis Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Dunn in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Lucas Giolito’s overall pitching skill is in the 10th percentile among all starters in baseball right now.

,It may be sensible to expect better results for the Cincinnati Reds offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 9th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.

,Ty France is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Ty France will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Ty France has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 98.7-mph average to last season’s 90.8-mph figure.

,When assessing his strikeout ability, Chase Burns projects as the 12th-best pitcher in the majors right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his last game started, Chase Burns was rolling and compiled 7 strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Sal Stewart ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Compared to last season, JJ Bleday 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 18.4% to 21.6% this season.

,JJ Bleday has recorded a .379 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile.

,Sal Stewart has posted a .300 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, placing in the 98th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,It may be best to expect positive regression for the San Diego Padres offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) views them as the 3rd-unluckiest offense in the game this year.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.4-mph to 93.8-mph in the past week’s worth of games.

,As it relates to his batting average, Ty France has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season. His .259 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .290.

,Manny Machado has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 8.4% seasonal rate to 15.6% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Xander Bogaerts ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Compared to last season, Spencer Steer 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 17.6% to 22% this season.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 15.8°, Gavin Sheets has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 26.5° mark in the past two weeks.

,Recording 17.6 outs per GS this year on average, Chase Burns places him the 84th percentile.

Negatives with the San Diego Padres Series Game 2 Game Today

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Sung-Mun Song ranks in the 15th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sung-Mun Song is penciled in 8th on the lineup card today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Petco Park as the 4th-worst stadium in MLB for run-scoring.

,In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather forecast calls for the best pitching conditions on the schedule today.

,Eugenio Suarez is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 97% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

,Batting from the same side that Lucas Giolito throws from, Eugenio Suarez meets a tough challenge today.

,Typically, bats like Eugenio Suarez who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Lucas Giolito.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Eugenio Suarez in today’s matchup.

,11% of the time that Nathaniel Lowe has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,Petco Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the majors, which often leads to less offense.

,The San Diego Padres infield defense profiles as the 5th-strongest among every team playing today.

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

,Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 88% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Xander Bogaerts will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Xander Bogaerts’s launch angle this season (8.1°) is considerably lower than his 11.3° figure last year.

,12% of the time that JJ Bleday has started against a righty hurler this year, he has been pinch hit for.

,In today’s game, JJ Bleday is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37.7% rate (93rd percentile).

,Typically, bats like JJ Bleday who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Lucas Giolito.

,Hitting from the same side that Lucas Giolito throws from, Sal Stewart will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Sal Stewart is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 38% rate (97th percentile).

,When assessing his home run talent, Blake Dunn ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Lucas Giolito will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Dunn today.

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

,Sporting a .266 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jackson Merrill has performed in the 12th percentile.

,By putting up a .203 batting average this year, Jackson Merrill is positioned in the 16th percentile.

,Edwin Arroyo is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

,In today’s game, Edwin Arroyo is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.6% rate (85th percentile).

,Hitting from the same side that Lucas Giolito throws from, Spencer Steer meets a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

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

,Tyler Stephenson is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Lucas Giolito throws from, Tyler Stephenson will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Tyler Stephenson has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Freddy Fermin ranks in the 18th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Freddy Fermin is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Freddy Fermin will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Matt McLain is penciled in 7th in the lineup in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Batting from the same side that Lucas Giolito throws from, Matt McLain will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Manny Machado will have a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Manny Machado’s launch angle this year (10.8°) is a considerable dropoff from his 14.4° figure last season.

,Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off in recent games, falling from 13.9% on the season to 7.1% in the past 7 days.

,With a .268 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Manny Machado finds himself in the 14th percentile.

,Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last year to this one, falling from 46.6% to 36.1%.

,Manny Machado’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off in recent games, decreasing from 36.1% on the season to 28.6% in the last week.

,Miguel Andujar has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (51% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.

,Chase Burns will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Andujar in today’s game.

,Miguel Andujar’s average exit velocity has declined in recent games; his 88.2-mph seasonal figure has fallen off to 84.1-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

,Placing in the 19th percentile, Jackson Merrill has posted a .327 Slugging Percentage (SLG) this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gavin Sheets in the 20th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Gavin Sheets pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Lucas Giolito in the 24th percentile among all starting pitchers in the game.

,Recording 78.2 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Lucas Giolito places in the 12th percentile.

,It is scheduled that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Malachi Moore) calling pitches today.

,Because of his large reverse platoon split, Lucas Giolito will have a disadvantage squaring off against 6 hitters in the projected offense who share his hand in this outing.

,Lucas Giolito’s fastball velocity has dropped 2.5 mph this year (90.1 mph) below where it was last season (92.6 mph).

,Chase Burns will hold the platoon advantage over Fernando Tatis Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Fernando Tatis Jr.’s launch angle this season (2.7°) is considerably lower than his 9.6° angle last season.

,Fernando Tatis Jr. has posted a .094 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year, placing in the 3rd percentile.

,Nathaniel Lowe’s average exit velocity has decreased lately; his 89-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 84.5-mph in the last two weeks.

,Despite posting a .357 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Nathaniel Lowe has had some very good luck given the .040 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .317.

,When estimating his home run ability, Edwin Arroyo ranks in the 22nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,The #1 park in baseball for suppressing base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Petco Park.

,Lucas Giolito will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats across the board.

,Hitting from the same side that Chase Burns throws from, Ty France will be at a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Ty France has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 6th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,In the last week, Ty France’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.4% down to 0%.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Chase Burns in today’s matchup.

,Chase Burns’s high usage rate of his fastball (56.6% this year) is likely weakening his results, considering they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Eugenio Suarez in the 21st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Sal Stewart in today’s game.

,Freddy Fermin’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off this season; his 89.4-mph figure last year has lowered to 87-mph.

,JJ Bleday’s BABIP talent is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Chase Burns projects as the 16th-best starting pitcher in the majors right now, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In his last game started, Chase Burns performed well and gave up 0 ER.

,Chase Burns’s 97.4-mph fastball velocity this year grades out in the 97th percentile out of all starting pitchers.

,Despite posting a .344 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Spencer Steer has had some very good luck given the .023 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .321.

,Based on Statcast data, Spencer Steer grades out in the 23rd 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 .298.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Gavin Sheets’s true offensive talent to be a .314, implying that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .023 disparity between that figure and his actual .337 wOBA.

,Compared to his seasonal mark of 8.1°, Xander Bogaerts has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.5°) in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

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