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margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Taylor Ward &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Taylor Ward has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he&#8217;ll be hitting them in the direction of the league&#8217;s 10th-shallowest RF fences today.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Washington Nationals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Zack Littell &#8211; Over\/Under Pitching Outs<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Zack Littell has averaged 78.7 adjusted pitches per GS this year, checking in at the 13th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; 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