New York @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. James Outman will have the handedness advantage over Gerrit Cole in today's game. James Outman will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. James Outman has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96.3-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal figure of 93.8-mph. James Outman's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls recently (41.4° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is quite a bit better than his 22.8° seasonal mark.

Max Muncy projects as the 20th-best hitter in the majors, via THE BAT X. Max Muncy is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage against Gerrit Cole in today's game. Max Muncy will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Miguel Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38% — 81st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Miguel Vargas will possess the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Mookie Betts in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Mookie Betts is projected to hit 1st in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. Mookie Betts will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. Anthony Volpe has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal figure of 94.6-mph. A consistent launch angle is a measure of good hitting, and Anthony Volpe has been very consistent with his of late, posting a 31.8° launch angle standard deviation in the past week's worth of games. Anthony Volpe has had a good handle on his launch angle recently, avoiding launch angles that are too high (and are generally easy outs) 100-RATE1% of the time over the past 7 days.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Anthony Rizzo will have the handedness advantage over Michael Grove in today's game. Anthony Rizzo's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, rising from 48.3% on the season to 61.9% in the last two weeks.

Willie Calhoun is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters. Willie Calhoun will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Grove in today's matchup. Willie Calhoun hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.1% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Freddie Freeman as the best batter in MLB as it relates to his batting average ability. Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. Freddie Freeman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 87th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Miguel Rojas will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Miguel Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better in recent games, going from 48.5% on the season to 60% in the past 14 days.

Michael Grove will have the handedness advantage over Gleyber Torres in today's matchup. Gleyber Torres has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.6%) but may find it hard to clear baseball's 8th-deepest RF fences today. Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Gleyber Torres has had a particularly weak THE BAT X Spray Score over the last 14 days, which measures a hitter's ability to hit the ball to all fields.

Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Jason Heyward will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today. Jason Heyward hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. Jason Heyward will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jason Heyward has made big gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 9% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Josh Donaldson in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Josh Donaldson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game. Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors.

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 79th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. David Peralta will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole today. David Peralta hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.8% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. David Peralta will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Michael Grove will hold the platoon advantage over Aaron Judge today. Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

THE BAT X projects DJ LeMahieu in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. DJ LeMahieu is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. DJ LeMahieu's launch angle in recent games (7.9° in the past two weeks) is a significant increase over his 4.5° seasonal figure. A consistent launch angle is a proxy for good hitting, and DJ LeMahieu has been very consistent with his lately, compiling a 33.2° launch angle standard deviation in the last two weeks' worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Giancarlo Stanton in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Giancarlo Stanton is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8-mph in this game, the 2nd-best of the day for hitters.

Dodger Stadium profiles as the #8 ballpark in MLB for right-handed batting average, per THE BAT projection system. Jose Trevino hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 86th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today.

Dodger Stadium ranks as the #8 stadium in the majors for left-handed batting average, according to THE BAT projection system. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions in the majors. Jake Bauers will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Grove today. Jake Bauers has seen a big gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 98-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 91.1-mph figure. Jake Bauers's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 23.5% on the season to 33.3% over the last two weeks.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

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