Washington @ Los Angeles props

On the slate, the 4th-best infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Luis Garcia will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today. Luis Garcia's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (7.3°) is considerably lower than his 13.2° angle last year. Luis Garcia has posted a .288 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 19th percentile.

Lane Thomas is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game. As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Lane Thomas hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. In recent times, Lane Thomas's exit velocity has noticeably surged; evident from his 14-day average of 91.7 mph which is a significant jump from his seasonal 87.7 mph EV.

Projected by THE BAT X, Max Muncy is expected to be the 19th-best batter in Major League Baseball. Max Muncy is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today. According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Max Muncy will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's matchup.

As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. Alex Call hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 77th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Based on Statcast data, THE BAT X's version of Expected wOBA (.315) may lead us to conclude that Alex Call has had bad variance on his side this year with his .273 actual wOBA.

As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Austin Barnes hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Austin Barnes will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Mookie Betts ranks in the 96th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Mookie Betts is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield fences in MLB. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. Miguel Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats. Over the last week's worth of games, Miguel Vargas has significantly increased his Barrel% from a seasonal rate of 7.7% to 22.2%, showcasing sizeable improvements in his performance.

According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Keibert Ruiz hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Over the last week, Keibert Ruiz has remarkably improved his Barrel% by elevating his seasonal rate from 7.9% to 13.3%. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Keibert Ruiz has experienced some negative variance this year. His .286 rate falls considerably below THE BAT X's version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .338.

According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. James Outman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin today. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so James Outman is guaranteed to never lose the platoon advantage against the bullpen the whole game. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today.

Jeimer Candelario is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Recently, Jeimer Candelario has made considerable progress in regards to his Barrel% by increasing his seasonal rate of 5.8% to 11.1% within the past 14 days.

Dominic Smith is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Dominic Smith will have the handedness advantage over Tony Gonsolin today. Dominic Smith hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

When assessing Joey Meneses's batting average capability, THE BAT X places him in the 81st percentile. Joey Meneses is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup. As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Sporting a .369 BABIP this year, Joey Meneses has performed in the 93rd percentile.

When assessing Corey Dickerson's batting average captalent, THE BAT X places him in the 77th percentile. According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield fences in MLB. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Corey Dickerson will hold the platoon advantage over Tony Gonsolin in today's game.

Jason Heyward is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card today. According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage against Jake Irvin in today's matchup. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed RPs in their bullpen, so Jason Heyward is guaranteed to hold the platoon advantage against every reliever the entire game.

According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. CJ Abrams will hold the platoon advantage over Tony Gonsolin in today's matchup. CJ Abrams hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 78th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. The percentage of CJ Abrams's ability to hit the ball at an optimal launch angle for home runs (between -4° and 26°) has increased from 14.7% to 19.2% between last year and this season.

According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. Ildemaro Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Posting a .269 batting average since the start of last season, Ildemaro Vargas is ranked in the 81st percentile.

When assessing his batting average talent, Miguel Rojas is ranked in the 85th percentile by THE BAT X projects. As via THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is placed at the 9nd position among the league parks for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. The Washington Nationals outfield defense projects as the 3rd-worst of all teams on the slate today. Miguel Rojas will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When assessing David Peralta's batting average captalent, THE BAT X places him in the 79th percentile. According to THE BAT projection system, Dodger Stadium is ranked as the 9th ballpark in Major League Baseball in terms of left-handed batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for batters. David Peralta will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin today. The Washington Nationals don't have any same-handed relief pitchers in their bullpen, so David Peralta is guaranteed to hold the advantage against every reliever the entire game.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Freddie Freeman has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.