As mentioned in today’s preview, both the Mets and Braves were quite successful in 2019 against southpaws. Both teams look prepared to continue that trend in 2020, and to no surprise, 13 of the 18 position players starting will be batting right handed.
After Ender Inciarte and Matt Adams got the opening day nod yesterday, Atlanta will be able to utilize its platoon depth by starting Johan Camargo and Adam Duvall today. Over 302 plate appearances, Camargo has generated a .864 OPS in his career against left-handers, while Duvall destroyed left-handed pitching in the both the minors and majors in 2019, including a 1.