Los Angeles @ St. Louis Picks & Props

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 95th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Taylor Ward will have the handedness advantage over Steven Matz in today's matchup. Taylor Ward hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Although THE BAT X estimates his true talent level to be .364, which is a .074 disparity, Taylor Ward has been unlucky this year with a .290 wOBA. The BAT X interprets Statcast data to place Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile with a .370 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) posted since the start of last season.

Per THE BAT projection system, venue ranks as the 24st venue in the game for home runs. St. Louis has been the #30 team in the majors when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs (0% rate since the start of last season). The maximum exit velocity of any player on the St. Louis Cardinals has been 114.4 mph since the start of last season, making them the #21 offense in the league by this metric.

THE BAT X projects Lars Nootbaar in the 90th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability. Lars Nootbaar will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Lars Nootbaar has been unlucky in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .229 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .264 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Lars Nootbaar's 12.2% Barrel% (a reliable standard to study power) ranks in the 88th percentile since the start of last season. Since the start of last season, Lars Nootbaar has an average exit velocity of 91.8 mph which ranks among the best in the league at the 92nd percentile.

Generally, home runs are not favoured due to Busch Stadium having the 5th-most fair ground among all parks. Low humidity has a small but significant connection with less offense (and more Ks), and the weatherman calls for the 2nd-lowest humidity of the day at 24%. The Los Angeles Angels infield defense grades out as the 3rd-best on the slate. The footspeed of Tommy Edman has dropped off this season, with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 28.76 ft/sec to 28.26 ft/sec. Tommy Edman has been lucky this year, posting a .357 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .326 — a .031 difference.

As it relates to his BABIP capability, Zach Neto is projected in the 81st percentile by THE BAT X. For 73% of the time this year, Zach Neto has mainly batted in the back-half of the batting order, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 1st spot in the batting order. Zach Neto will have the handedness advantage against Steven Matz in today's game. Zach Neto is remarkably athletic, grading out in the 75th percentile in Sprint Speed at 27.96 ft/sec this year.

Andrew Knizner will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Sandoval today... and even more favorably, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Andrew Knizner will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

Via THE BAT X, it is projected that Paul Goldschmidt will rank as the 11th-best hitter in MLB. Paul Goldschmidt is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Paul Goldschmidt will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Paul Goldschmidt will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Paul Goldschmidt has posted a .379 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 97th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Dylan Carlson is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game. The switch-hitting Dylan Carlson will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Patrick Sandoval... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Dylan Carlson will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Among the highest in Major League Baseball since the start of last season (96th percentile), Dylan Carlson has successfully optimized his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls, boasting an impressive 19.4° angle.

Via THE BAT X, it is projected that Mike Trout will rank as the 6th-best hitter in the game. Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game. Mike Trout will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz in today's game. Mike Trout hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. The BAT X interprets Statcast data to place Mike Trout in the 96th percentile with a .376 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) posted since the start of last season.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Steven Matz. Luis Rengifo hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Anthony Rendon is projected to be in the 91st percentile for his overall offensive abilities by THE BAT X. Anthony Rendon is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. Anthony Rendon will hold the platoon advantage against Steven Matz in today's matchup. Anthony Rendon has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .234 BA is quite a bit lower than his .261 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). In terms of Statcast data interpreted by THE BAT X, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 86th percentile with a .344 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) for since the start of last season.

In terms of his overall offensive capability, Willson Contreras ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Willson Contreras is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Willson Contreras will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Sandoval today... and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Willson Contreras will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Willson Contreras has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .247 BA is significantly deflated relative to his .268 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Taylor Motter will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Taylor Motter will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Brandon Drury has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (75% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Brandon Drury will hold the platoon advantage against Steven Matz today.

Chad Wallach will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz in today's game. Chad Wallach hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 7th-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

Hunter Renfroe is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game. Hunter Renfroe will have the handedness advantage against Steven Matz today. Hunter Renfroe's 10.9% Barrel% (an advanced stat to study power) grades out in the 78th percentile since the start of last season. With an average exit velocity of 90.6 mph, Hunter Renfroe lands among the top percentile in Major League Baseball since the start of last season, ranking at 83rd. With an impressive standard1° launch angle, which is a dependable measurement to evaluate a hitter's capability to hit powerful shots, Hunter Renfroe ranks in the 87th percentile for having one of the highest angles in MLB.

When assessing his batting average ability, Gio Urshela is ranked in the 91st percentile by THE BAT X projects. Gio Urshela will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Steven Matz in today's matchup. Gio Urshela has posted a .278 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 82nd percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). When it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, which is the launch angle range that tends to result the most in base hits (47.7% rate since the start of last season), Gio Urshela is in the 90th percentile. Having a launch angle standard deviation of 25.5°, which is in the 89th percentile, may result in a higher rate of base hits due to its lower value. This applies to Gio Urshela's performance since the start of last season.

Paul DeJong will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and moreover, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Paul DeJong will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Paul DeJong's 9.8% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power) grades out in the 76th percentile since the start of last season. One of the highest launch angles in Major League Baseball, which is a dependable metric to evaluate a batter's power to lift the ball, belongs to Paul DeJong at stat1°, ranking at the 93rd percentile.

Nolan Arenado is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Nolan Arenado will hold the platoon advantage over Patrick Sandoval today... and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Nolan Arenado will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Nolan Arenado has had some very poor luck with his wOBA this year; his .263 rate is deflated compared to his .373 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Among the steepest launch angles in the game, which is a dependable metric to evaluate a hitter's power to lift the ball, belongs to Nolan Arenado at metric1°, ranking at the 99th percentile.

Tyler O'Neill has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.