San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees Matchup Preview - April 1st, 2023

San Francisco's second baseman Thairo Estrada looks to continue his strong season as he takes on Gleyber Torres and the Yankees. This season Thairo Estrada is batting .500 with 0 home runs, 0 runs, 0 RBIs, and 1 stolen bases. Today he's projected to bat 6th in the lineup with a The Sharp Model X projection of .256 Avg, .312 wOBA and .12 HRs. On the Yankees side, Gleyber Torres has shined this year (.333 Avg, 1 HRs, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs, & 1 SBs). He's projected to bat 6th and The Sharp Model X projects his average performance today as a .351 wOBA, and .17 HRs.

San Francisco Giants Insights

• The San Francisco Giants outfield defense profiles as the 5th-worst of all teams on the slate.

• The New York Yankees have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brett Wisely can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

• Joc Pederson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and faces the league's 5th-deepest CF fences today.

New York Yankees Insights

• Clarke Schmidt has averaged 67.3 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season, checking in at the 2nd percentile.

• Extreme groundball batters like DJ LeMahieu generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Alex Cobb.

• Projected catcher Jose Trevino profiles as an elite pitch framer, according to The Sharp Model projection system.

Betting Trends

• LaMonte Wade Jr has hit the Singles Over in 3 of his last 4 games (+3.35 Units / 84% ROI)