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Oneil Cruz o1.5 Total Bases (38%) Projection 1.73
Oneil Cruz is ranked as the 13th-best home run hitter by THE BAT X projection system and will bat fifth in today's game against flyball pitcher Sean Burke.
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Brandon Lowe o1.5 Total Bases (41%) Projection 1.65
Brandon Lowe is projected in the 90th percentile for home run talent, hitting 2nd in today's lineup with a platoon advantage against Sean Burke, and has a high pull percentage of flyballs while facing shallow RF fences.
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Colson Montgomery o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.66
Colson Montgomery is ranked as the 18th-best home run hitter by THE BAT X projection system and is batting 5th in today's game, with an advantage against opposing pitcher Bubba Chandler.
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Oneil Cruz o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (48%) Projection 2.05
The BAT X ranks Oneil Cruz as the 13th-best home run hitter and he is batting 5th in the lineup against flyball pitcher Sean Burke, which may favor his groundball hitting style.
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Miguel Vargas o0.5 Total RBIs (39%) Projection 0.6
Miguel Vargas, projected to hit 2nd in today's game, ranks in the 97th percentile for offensive ability and pulls 36.7% of his flyballs, benefiting from home field advantage against MLB's 5th-shallowest left field fences.
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Oneil Cruz o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.61
The BAT X ranks Oneil Cruz as the 13th-best home run hitter in the majors, and he is batting 5th in today's lineup against Sean Burke, which benefits him as a groundball hitter facing a flyball pitcher.
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Munetaka Murakami o0.5 Total RBIs (38%) Projection 0.73
Munetaka Murakami is projected as the 2nd-best home run batter in baseball, batting 3rd in today's game with a favorable matchup against Bubba Chandler and benefiting from home field advantage.
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Munetaka Murakami u1.5 Total Bases (68%) Projection 0.68
In the last week, Munetaka Murakami's Barrel% decreased from 19.4% to 11.1%, his exit velocity on flyballs fell from 100.1 mph to 97.2 mph, and his rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle dropped from 13.8% to 0%, while his batting average stands at .214 and THE BAT X projects his true offensive skill at .335.
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Bryan Reynolds o0.5 Total RBIs (32%) Projection 0.56
Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit third in the lineup against Sean Burke, with a BABIP talent in the 97th percentile, an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on flyballs, and will bat from his strong side due to being a switch-hitter.
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Brandon Lowe o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.57
Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in today's game, has a 90th percentile home run talent estimate, holds a platoon advantage against Sean Burke, pulls 38.5% of his flyballs, and faces the league's 9th-shallowest right field fences.
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Oneil Cruz o0.5 Total RBIs (34%) Projection 0.64
The BAT X ranks Oneil Cruz as the 13th-best home run hitter in the majors, and he is batting 5th in today's lineup against extreme flyball pitcher Sean Burke.
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Miguel Vargas o0.5 Total RBIs (37%) Projection 0.61
Miguel Vargas is projected to rank in the 97th percentile for offensive ability, hitting 2nd in today's game, benefiting from a high pull rate on flyballs and playing at home against MLB's 5th-shallowest left field fences.
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Munetaka Murakami o0.5 Total RBIs (39%) Projection 0.73
Munetaka Murakami is projected as the 2nd-best home run batter in baseball, slated to bat 3rd today, with a favorable matchup against Bubba Chandler and the advantage of home field.
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Munetaka Murakami u0.5 Total Hits (48%) Projection 0.68
The BAT X projects Munetaka Murakami in the 6th percentile for batting average ability, with a 44% at ProphetX.
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Sean Burke u6.5 Strikeouts Thrown (53%) Projection 5.96
Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked #8 in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, and Sean Burke faces a disadvantage today with 6 opposing hitters batting from the opposite side and 3 groundball hitters in the lineup.
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Miguel Vargas o1.5 Total Bases (43%) Projection 1.7
Miguel Vargas, projected in the 97th percentile for offensive ability by THE BAT X, will hit 2nd in today's game at Guaranteed Rate Field, which favors right-handed hitters and features shallow left-field fences.
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Miguel Vargas o1.5 Total Bases (42%) Projection 1.7
Miguel Vargas is projected in the 97th percentile for offensive ability and will hit 2nd in today's game at Guaranteed Rate Field, which boosts stats for right-handed hitters, while his tendency to pull flyballs gives him an advantage with the shallow left field fences.
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Konnor Griffin o1.5 Total Bases (41%) Projection 1.77
Konnor Griffin is projected as the 2nd-best hitter in the game by THE BAT X and is batting first in today's game, an improvement from his 70% rate of batting in the bottom-half of the order this year, while Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked #6 for boosting offensive stats for right-handed hitters and has the 4th-shallowest fences, which generally favor home runs, making it a beneficial venue for Griffin, who excels against flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.
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Colson Montgomery o0.5 Total RBIs (36%) Projection 0.66
Colson Montgomery is ranked 16th among home run hitters in the majors by THE BAT X, is batting 5th in the lineup, and is playing at Guaranteed Rate Field, which ranks 6th in boosting offensive stats to lefties, with game-time temperatures expected to reach 81°.
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Oneil Cruz o1.5 Total Bases (37%) Projection 1.73
The BAT X projects Oneil Cruz as the 14th-best home run hitter in the majors, with him batting 5th in a game at Guaranteed Rate Field, which ranks 6th in boosting offensive stats for left-handed hitters and has the 4th-shallowest fences in MLB, while the weather forecast predicts temperatures reaching 81°, the 5th-highest today, likely increasing offensive performance.
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Brandon Lowe o1.5 Total Bases (40%) Projection 1.65
Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today at Guaranteed Rate Field, which ranks #6 in MLB for boosting offensive stats to lefties, while his home run talent is estimated in the 90th percentile by THE BAT X, with game temperatures reaching 81°, linked to increased offense.
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Konnor Griffin o1.5 Total Bases (40%) Projection 1.74
Konnor Griffin is projected as the 2nd-best hitter by THE BAT X and is batting 1st in today's game, which is an improvement from his previous 70% rate of batting in the bottom-half, while Guaranteed Rate Field is ranked 6th for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters and has the 4th-shallowest fences, with today's weather expected to reach 81°, likely enhancing offensive performance.
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Sean Burke o1.5 Walks Allowed (54%)
Sean Burke has the third-highest walk rate among pitchers in his last five starts and faces a Pirates team that has maintained a 10% walk rate over its last 12 games.
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Colson Montgomery o1.5 Total Bases (36%) Projection 1.56
Colson Montgomery is ranked as the 16th-best home run hitter in the majors by THE BAT X and will bat 5th in today's game at Guaranteed Rate Field, which is ranked 6th in boosting offensive stats for left-handed hitters.
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Brandon Lowe o0.5 Total RBIs (35%) Projection 0.59
Brandon Lowe is projected in the 90th percentile for home run talent by THE BAT X, will bat 2nd today at Guaranteed Rate Field, and has the platoon advantage against Sean Burke while pulling 38.4% of his flyballs towards shallow right field fences.
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Colson Montgomery o1.5 Total Bases (37%) Projection 1.55
Colson Montgomery is ranked as the 16th-best home run hitter in the majors and is batting 5th in the lineup at Guaranteed Rate Field, which boosts offensive stats for left-handed hitters.
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Miguel Vargas o1.5 Total Bases (39%) Projection 1.71
Miguel Vargas, projected to hit 2nd in today's game, has a 97th percentile offensive ability per THE BAT X and benefits from hitting at Guaranteed Rate Field, which boosts right-handed hitters' stats.
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Miguel Vargas o1.5 Total Bases (42%) Projection 1.69
Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 2nd in today's game, with a 97th percentile offensive ability and a favorable matchup at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Brandon Lowe u1.5 Total Bases (66%) Projection 0.84
Brandon Lowe, playing as a visitor today, has seen a decrease in Barrel% from 11.8% to 6.3%, a drop in exit velocity on flyballs from 95.3 mph to 90.5 mph, and is viewed as having been lucky with a .343 wOBA compared to an estimated true talent wOBA of .317, according to THE BAT X.
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Colson Montgomery o1.5 Total Bases (39%) Projection 1.54
Colson Montgomery is ranked as the 16th-best home run hitter in the majors and is set to bat 5th in today's game at Guaranteed Rate Field, which boosts offensive stats for left-handed hitters.
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Andrew Benintendi u1.5 Total Bases (72%) Projection 0.74
Andrew Benintendi is projected in the 25th percentile for BABIP talent and has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 35% of the time when starting against right-handed pitchers this year, with his launch angle decreasing from 20.6° last year to 16.8° this season and his ability to hit within an optimal launch angle decreasing from 41.5% to 30.4% in the past 14 days; he also ranks in the 14th percentile for Expected Batting Average at .220 according to THE BAT X.
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Miguel Vargas u1.5 Total Bases (61%) Projection 0.9
Miguel Vargas, batting from the same side as Bubba Chandler, faces a challenge today as his Barrel% has decreased from 13.8% to 3% over the last two weeks.
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Oneil Cruz o0.5 Total RBIs (34%) Projection 0.66
Oneil Cruz is ranked as the 14th-best home run hitter in MLB by THE BAT X and is batting 4th in the lineup at Guaranteed Rate Field, which is the 6th-best ballpark for left-handed hitters and has the 4th-shallowest fences.
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