Los Angeles @ Philadelphia Picks & Props

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Miguel Vargas will have the handedness advantage against Ranger Suarez in today's game. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst on the slate.

Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. Drew Ellis will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Drew Ellis has been hot lately, compiling a a 27.3% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) in the last week's worth of games. Drew Ellis has been hot of late, putting up a 94-mph average exit velocity over the last 7 days. Drew Ellis has been lifting the ball well of late, compiling a 21.5° launch angle in the last 7 days.

Mookie Betts projects as the 18th-best hitter in the league, per THE BAT X. Mookie Betts is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in this matchup. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Mookie Betts will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ranger Suarez in today's game. Mookie Betts pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.2% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today.

THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Chris Taylor will hold the platoon advantage over Ranger Suarez in today's game. Extreme groundball hitters like Chris Taylor tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Ranger Suarez.

Kyle Schwarber projects as the 17th-best batter in the majors, per THE BAT X. Kyle Schwarber is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kyle Schwarber will have the handedness advantage against Michael Grove today.

THE BAT X projects Edmundo Sosa in the 79th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Edmundo Sosa will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Edmundo Sosa is notably athletic, checking in at the 96th percentile in Sprint Speed at 29.41 ft/sec this year.

David Peralta has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (85% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst on the slate. David Peralta's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved lately, going from 46.5% on the season to 75% in the last 7 days. David Peralta has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .284 figure is considerably lower than his .320 Expected wOBA (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Bryson Stott will have the handedness advantage against Michael Grove in today's game. Bryson Stott has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (41%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Bryson Stott will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Bryson Stott's launch angle of late (31.3° over the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 9.9° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 85th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Miguel Rojas will have the handedness advantage against Ranger Suarez in today's game. The Philadelphia Phillies outfield defense projects as the worst on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Brandon Marsh as the best batter in the game when assessing his BABIP talent. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Brandon Marsh will have the handedness advantage over Michael Grove in today's matchup. Brandon Marsh has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences today. Brandon Marsh will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Trea Turner as the 19th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average talent. Trea Turner is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Trea Turner will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Bryce Harper projects as the 10th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per THE BAT X. Bryce Harper is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Bryce Harper will have the handedness advantage against Michael Grove in today's matchup. Bryce Harper has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Kody Clemens will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Grove in today's matchup. Kody Clemens has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Kody Clemens will hold the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Kody Clemens's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, going from 15% on the season to 33.3% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Max Muncy in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Max Muncy is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Citizens Bank Park has the smallest outfield in the league — generally good for HRs. The weather forecast the 4th-best hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Extreme flyball hitters like Max Muncy usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Ranger Suarez.

J.T. Realmuto has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

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

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

Nick Castellanos has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.