San Francisco Giants vs New York Yankees Matchup Preview - March 30th, 2023

The San Francisco Giants enter the game as the 24th ranked team per The Sharp Model X's Power Rankings and will battle the 14th ranked Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Giants may need to kick their hitting into gear to maximize their win chances today, as they rank just 23rd in MLB in batting average this year. When the Yankees have found success this year, it's been through their power. They rank 1st in baseball in home runs.

San Francisco Giants Insights

• Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher's least effective pitch. Logan Webb has used his secondary offerings 11.7% more often this year (63.9%) than he did last season (52.2%).

• Joc Pederson has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.9-mph average to last season's 93.3-mph mark.

• San Francisco has been the #1 group of hitters in the majors when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (9.2% rate since the start of last season).

New York Yankees Insights

• Gerrit Cole's 97.1 mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 100th percentile among SPs.

• Extreme groundball bats like Anthony Volpe usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Logan Webb.

• The New York Yankees bullpen grades out as the 10th-best in the game, according to The Sharp Model.