Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay Picks & Props

Per THE BAT X, it is projected that Max Muncy will rank as the 18th-best hitter in Major League Baseball. Max Muncy is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.5% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 5th-shallowest RF fences today. Taj Bradley, an extreme groundball pitcher, tends to be less effective against extreme flyball hitters such as Max Muncy. With his Barrel% having increased from 12.9% in the previous season to 19.2% this year, Max Muncy has shown significant improvements.

Tropicana Field grades out as the #27 ballpark in the game for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Gavin Stone will have the handedness advantage against Yandy Diaz in today's game. Despite having a seasonal rate of 12.4%, Yandy Diaz's Barrel% has taken a hit of late, dropping down to 0% in the past week. The capability of Yandy Diaz to hit the ball at an angle that maximizes home run, which is between -4° and 26°, has recently decreased. in the past 7 days, it dropped from 13.1% to 0% for the season. THE BAT X estimates Yandy Diaz's true offensive talent to be a .383, suggesting that he has had some very good luck this year given the .063 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .446 wOBA.

Assessing his batting average talent, THE BAT X predicts Freddie Freeman to be the best hitter in the majors. Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Freddie Freeman has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Compared to last season, Freddie Freeman has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-optimizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 16.9% to 21.6%. Freddie Freeman has notched a .406 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, checking in at the 99th percentile for offensive skills (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Tropicana Field grades out as the #27 ballpark in the game for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Gavin Stone will have the handedness advantage over Harold Ramirez today. Although Harold Ramirez has an exceptional 40.5% hit rate towards center field (ranking in the 99th percentile), he may encounter difficulty in surpassing baseball's 9th-deepest CF fences during today's game. The Barrel% of Harold Ramirez has experienced a negative regression in recent times; dropping from a seasonal rate of 6.5% to 0% in the past week. Recently, Harold Ramirez's velocity on flyballs has declined, dropping from his seasonal average of 88.9 mph to 80 mph in the last 14 days.

Per THE BAT projection system, Tropicana Field is ranked as the 27th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The switch-hitting Wander Franco will bat from his weak side (0) today against Gavin Stone Of late, Wander Franco's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, resulting in a drop from his 8% seasonal rate to 2.3% over the last two weeks. Over the last 14 days, Wander Franco's seasonal exit velocity of 88.8-mph has fallen off to 86.8-mph. Wander Franco's launch angle in recent games (3.4° in the last 14 days) is significantly lower than his 7.9° seasonal angle.

Tropicana Field grades out as the #27 ballpark in the game for righty batting average, per THE BAT projection system. The Tampa Bay Rays outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best of all teams today. Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's matchup. The capability of Mookie Betts to hit the ball at an angle that maximizes home run, which is between -4° and 26°, has recently decreased. over the past 7 days, it dropped from 18.4% to 9.1% for the season.

In terms of his overall offensive captalent, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X's projects. Randy Arozarena is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Randy Arozarena will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Improving from a 7.9% rate last year, Randy Arozarena has made significant strides with his Barrel% by achieving a rate of 13.7.9% this year. A significant rise in Randy Arozarena's exit velocity on flyballs is averageident this year as his average of 97.1 mph is much lower than last year's 92.7 mph average.

Tropicana Field has the 5th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks. Taylor Walls will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. His launch angle has improved significantly from 16.4° in the previous season to 20.4° this year, as observed in Taylor Walls's performance. Within the past two weeks, Taylor Walls has achieved a launch mark of 34.3° which is significantly higher than his seasonal mark of 20.4°.

In terms of his batting average skill, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 88th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Taj Bradley will hold the platoon advantage over Miguel Vargas today. Miguel Vargas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 13.7% on the season to 10% over the last 7 days. Based on Statcast metrics, THE BAT X's version of Expected Batting Average (.256) may lead us to conclude that Miguel Vargas has had bad variance on his side this year with his .233 actual batting average. Posting a 1.52 K/BB rate this year, Miguel Vargas has shown strong plate discipline, grading out in the 86th percentile.

Francisco Mejia pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.5% — 90th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 5th-shallowest RF fences today. Francisco Mejia will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Francisco Mejia's launch angle this year (19.1°) is significantly higher than his 15.4° figure last season.

THE BAT X projects Jose Siri in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Tropicana Field has the 4th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Jose Siri will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Improving from a 6.3% rate last year, Jose Siri has made significant strides with his Barrel% by achieving a rate of 13.6.3% this year. Jose Siri's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 15.8% to 24.2%.

Taj Bradley will hold the platoon advantage against Austin Barnes in today's matchup. Austin Barnes has shown favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, ranking in the 93rd percentile with a 1.61 K/BB rate.

Taj Bradley will hold the platoon advantage over Trayce Thompson in today's game. Trayce Thompson pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.7% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Bats such as Trayce Thompson with a tendency for groundball hits are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Taj Bradley who specialize in flyballs. Trayce Thompson's launch angle this season (26.2°) is quite a bit better than his 15.7° angle last year. With a .350 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by THE BAT X based on Statcast data) since the start of last season, Trayce Thompson is ranked in the 87th percentile for offensive ability.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Isaac Paredes will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Lately, Isaac Paredes' exit velocity on flyballs has notably gaind, as averageidenced by his average of 100.9-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 89.9-mph. Compared to his launch angle of 15.5° last year, Isaac Paredes has significantly improved with a angle of 19° this year.

THE BAT X projects Luke Raley in the 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Luke Raley will hold the platoon advantage over Gavin Stone in today's matchup. Luke Raley will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. In recent times, Luke Raley's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 97 mph over the past week and his seasonal figure of 93.7 mph. In the past two weeks, Luke Raley's launch angle has significantly improved to 30.3°, exceeding his seasonal angle of 22.1°.

When assessing Miguel Rojas's batting average capability, THE BAT X places him in the 85th percentile. Taj Bradley will have the handedness advantage against Miguel Rojas in today's matchup. Miguel Rojas has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. In recent games, Miguel Rojas' exit velocity on flyballs has noticeably gaind, averageident from his 98.2-mph average in the last 7 days as compared to his seasonal average of 89.6-mph. Recently, Miguel Rojas has improved his capability to strike the ball at a launch angle that maximizes base hit, which ranges from -4° to 26°, resulting in an increase from 49.4% to 78.6% over the last 7 days.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 90th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. Brandon Lowe will have the handedness advantage over Gavin Stone in today's game. Brandon Lowe will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. There is a significant increase in Brandon Lowe's average launch mark on the balls he has hit hardest this season, which stands at 18.5°, compared to his mark of 12.3° in the previous season.

In terms of his BABIP skill, Chris Taylor ranks in the 86th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Although Chris Taylor has mostly batted in the back-half of the order this season, appearing in that position 70% of the time, he is slated to bat 4th in this particular matchup. Tropicana Field has the 4th-shallowest left field fences in MLB. Taj Bradley will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Chris Taylor in today's matchup. Bats such as Chris Taylor with a tendency for groundball hits are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Taj Bradley who specialize in flyballs.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 1.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.