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Max Fried o4.5 Strikeouts Thrown (46%) Projection 5.49
Max Fried ranks in the 79th percentile for strikeout ability among starting pitchers, averages 92 adjusted pitches per start in the 78th percentile, while Austin Wells is projected as a good pitch framer, and today's game has the 4th-most favorable pitching conditions with Fried facing 7 hitters of opposite handedness.
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Max Fried o3.5 Strikeouts Thrown (70%) Projection 5.49
Max Fried ranks in the 79th percentile for strikeout ability among all starting pitchers, averages 92 adjusted pitches per start in the 78th percentile, while Austin Wells is projected as a good pitch framer, and today's game is expected to have the 4th-best pitching conditions.
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Ben Rice o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (54%) Projection 2.09
Ben Rice is projected in the 97th percentile for offensive ability by THE BAT X, is listed first in the lineup, and has the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler, with a 52% projection at Kalshi Sports.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (46%) Projection 1.76
Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile for home run ability according to THE BAT X and is set to bat 5th in the lineup, facing an advantage against Walker Buehler.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. o0.5 Total RBIs (31%) Projection 0.48
Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile for home run ability according to THE BAT X, is batting 5th in the lineup for the game, and has an advantage against Walker Buehler.
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Max Fried o4.5 Strikeouts Thrown (45%) Projection 5.49
Max Fried ranks in the 78th percentile for strikeout ability and average 92 adjusted pitches per start, while Austin Wells is projected as a good pitch framer, the game has favorable conditions for pitching, and Fried faces 7 opposing hitters of the same handedness, with 44% at Novig.
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Ben Rice o1.5 Total Bases (41%) Projection 1.74
Ben Rice is projected in the 97th percentile for overall offensive ability by THE BAT X and is listed first in the lineup against Walker Buehler, benefiting from the platoon advantage.
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Jackson Merrill o0.5 Total RBIs (31%) Projection 0.47
Jackson Merrill is projected in the 94th percentile for batting average skill and is expected to bat 5th in today's game, while Petco Park features the 2nd-shallowest centerfield fences and 5th-shortest average fence height in MLB, posing a challenge for Merrill against left-handed pitcher Max Fried.
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Spencer Jones o0.5 Total RBIs (30%) Projection 0.47
Spencer Jones is projected as the 19th-best hitter by THE BAT X and is batting 4th in today's lineup, while Petco Park features the 2nd-shallowest centerfield fences and the 5th-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.
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Cody Bellinger o0.5 Total RBIs (32%) Projection 0.5
Cody Bellinger is rated in the 87th percentile for offensive skill by THE BAT X projection system, is expected to bat 2nd in the lineup, and will have a favorable matchup against Walker Buehler, with 32% odds at Novig.
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Trent Grisham o0.5 Total RBIs (32%) Projection 0.49
Trent Grisham is projected in the 96th percentile for offensive talent by THE BAT X, faces Walker Buehler today with a platoon advantage, and has a flyball rate to center field of 39.2%, hitting toward Petco Park's second-shallowest center field fences.
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Cody Bellinger o1.5 Total Bases (42%) Projection 1.61
Cody Bellinger is projected in the 87th percentile for offensive skill by THE BAT X, will bat 2nd in today's game, and benefits from facing Walker Buehler due to the batting matchup, while Petco Park has the 5th-shortest fence height in MLB.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. o0.5 Total RBIs (31%) Projection 0.46
Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 88th percentile for home run ability according to THE BAT X, and will have an advantage today batting opposite of Walker Buehler.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (34%) Projection 1.41
Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 88th percentile for home run ability according to THE BAT X, and he will have an advantage today against Walker Buehler, with Petco Park having the 5th-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.
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Jackson Merrill o1.5 Total Bases (38%) Projection 1.65
Jackson Merrill is projected in the 94th percentile for batting average, slated to hit 5th in today's game against Max Fried, at Petco Park which has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield fences and the 5th-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.
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Ben Rice o0.5 Total RBIs (31%) Projection 0.5
Ben Rice is projected in the 96th percentile for offensive ability, is batting 1st in the lineup at Petco Park, which has the 5th-shortest fence height in MLB, and has the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler today.
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Manny Machado o0.5 Total RBIs (32%) Projection 0.47
Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd today and is estimated to be in the 90th percentile for offensive skill by THE BAT X, while Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield fences and the 5th-shortest average fence height in MLB.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (35%) Projection 1.41
Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 88th percentile for home run ability according to THE BAT X, Petco Park has the 5th-shortest fence height in MLB, and Chisholm will have a batting advantage against Walker Buehler.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (42%) Projection 1.66
Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected as the 11th-best hitter according to THE BAT X, is batting 1st in the lineup, and plays at Petco Park, which has the 5th-shortest fence height in MLB, while hitting 40% of his flyballs to center field toward the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences.
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Luis Garcia Jr. o0.5 Total RBIs (34%) Projection 0.55
Luis Garcia Jr. is projected to have a batting average in the 96th percentile, hit 3rd in today's lineup, and benefit from playing at Petco Park, which has the 5th-shortest fence height in MLB, as he faces Walker Buehler and hits 39.4% of his flyballs to center field, where the fences are the league's 2nd-shallowest.
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Trent Grisham o0.5 Total Home Runs (16%)
Trent Grisham, who has two career home runs against pitcher Walker Buehler, aims to capitalize on Buehler's recent struggles, particularly his changeup, which has allowed five home runs this year.
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