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Juan Soto o1.5 Total Bases (+119) Projection 1.83
Juan Soto is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter by THE BAT X projection system, is batting 3rd in today's game at Petco Park, and will benefit from facing Griffin Canning as he hits a high percentage of flyballs to center field, where the fences are among the shallowest in the majors.
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Juan Soto o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-121) Projection 2.35
Juan Soto is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X, batting 3rd in today's game at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest fences, and benefits from facing Griffin Canning while hitting a high percentage of flyballs to center field.
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Jackson Merrill o1.5 Total Bases (+181) Projection 1.56
The BAT X projects Jackson Merrill in the 94th percentile for batting average and forecasts him to hit 5th in the lineup, while Petco Park has the shallowest center field fences in the majors and is ranked 5th for the lowest fences overall, giving Merrill an advantage against Nolan McLean's pitching.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-103) Projection 1.98
Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected as the 20th-best batter in terms of batting average and will bat 1st in today's game at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest fences in the majors, while he faces the Mets, who have the 5th-worst infield defense.
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Juan Soto o1.5 Total Bases (+115) Projection 1.83
Juan Soto is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X and is batting 3rd in today's game at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest fences, while facing Griffin Canning, with Soto hitting 39.1% of his flyballs to center field and benefiting from the 2nd-shallowest CF fences.
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Jared Young u1.5 Total Bases (-225) Projection 0.66
Jared Young has been pinch hit for 41% of the time he has started against right-handed pitchers this year, while Petco Park, known for suppressing offensive stats to left-handed batters, has one of the lowest altitudes and is expected to have favorable pitching weather for today's game, where Young faces the league's 6th-deepest right field fences.
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Jackson Merrill o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+124) Projection 1.88
Jackson Merrill is projected in the 94th percentile for batting average and to hit 5th in the lineup, while Petco Park has the shallowest center field fences among major league stadiums.
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Manny Machado o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+105) Projection 1.88
Manny Machado is in the 89th percentile for offensive talent and is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup, while Petco Park features the shallowest center field fences in the majors and ranks 5th in lowest overall fences, and the New York Mets have the 5th-worst infield defense among all teams today.
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Juan Soto o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-129) Projection 2.36
Juan Soto is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors according to THE BAT X projection system and is positioned 3rd in the lineup for today's game at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest outfield fences, while facing Griffin Canning will give him an advantage due to his tendency to hit flyballs to center field (39.1% - 94th percentile) against the 2nd-shallowest CF fences.
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Nolan McLean u5.5 Strikeouts Thrown (+100) Projection 5.3
Nolan McLean, who has relied on his fastball 52% of the time despite it being typically less effective for pitchers, faces a disadvantage playing away from home and is likely to experience negative regression in strikeouts based on a discrepancy between his current K/9 and estimated true talent K/9.
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Juan Soto o1.5 Total Bases (+121) Projection 1.84
Juan Soto is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors according to THE BAT X and is batting 3rd in today's game at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest fences in the majors, while benefiting from favorable conditions against Griffin Canning with his flyballs going to center field.
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Juan Soto o0.5 Total RBIs (+134) Projection 0.72
Juan Soto is ranked as the 3rd-best hitter in the majors by THE BAT X, is batting 3rd in today's game, and is playing at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest fences in the majors, giving him an advantage against Griffin Canning and benefiting from the 2nd-shallowest center field fences.
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Manny Machado o0.5 Total RBIs (+197) Projection 0.53
Manny Machado ranks in the 89th percentile for offensive talent and is projected to bat 3rd in today's game at Petco Park, which has the shallowest center field fences and the 5th-lowest overall fences in the majors.
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YRFI/NRFI (Yes: -105)
Both starters have underperformed recently, with Nolan McLean recording a 6.30 FIP and 42.9% hard-hit rate, and Griffin Canning posting a 6.79 xERA, 53.1% hard-hit rate, and 15.6% barrel rate in his last two starts.
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Gavin Sheets o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+102) Projection 1.84
Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 2nd today at Petco Park, which has the 5th-lowest fences in the majors, and he has recently improved his exit velocity to an average of 92 mph over the past two weeks.
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