Los Angeles @ Texas Picks & Props

The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jared Walsh will have the handedness advantage against Dane Dunning today. Jared Walsh's launch angle of late (9° in the past week) is a considerable dropoff from his 15.4° seasonal mark.

Globe Life Field grades out as the #25 park in the majors for righty BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. The Texas Rangers outfield defense grades out as the 4th-best of all teams on the slate. Taylor Ward's launch angle lately (15.4° in the past week's worth of games) is considerably higher than his 12.4° seasonal figure. Taylor Ward has compiled a .303 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, ranking in the 24th percentile for offensive ability (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

Globe Life Field grades out as the #25 park in the majors for righty BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Dane Dunning will hold the platoon advantage over Mike Trout in today's game. Mike Trout hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and but may find it hard to clear the game's 6th-deepest CF fences today. The Texas Rangers outfield defense grades out as the 4th-best of all teams on the slate. Mike Trout will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup.

Globe Life Field grades out as the #25 park in the majors for righty BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Marcus Semien has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.5-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 88.9-mph EV. Marcus Semien has been very fortunate when it comes to his batting average this year; his .296 figure is inflated compared to his .265 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

The weather report the 4th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Tyler Anderson. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the worst of all teams on the slate. Robbie Grossman will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Zach Neto in the 82nd percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 75th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Tyler Anderson. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate. Leody Taveras will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Globe Life Field profiles as the #5 stadium in the game for home runs, per THE BAT projection system. Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Globe Life Field has the 6th-shortest average fence height in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate. Shohei Ohtani's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 39.6% on the season to 27.8% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Matt Thaiss is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Matt Thaiss will have the handedness advantage against Dane Dunning today. Matt Thaiss's average exit velocity has dropped off in recent games; his 90.1-mph seasonal mark has fallen off to 87.1-mph over the last 7 days. Matt Thaiss's launch angle lately (25° over the last 7 days) is considerably better than his 10.3° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Adolis Garcia will hold the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson today. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Ezequiel Duran will have the handedness advantage over Tyler Anderson in today's game. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate. Ezequiel Duran will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

THE BAT X projects Anthony Rendon in the 91st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Extreme flyball bats like Anthony Rendon generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Dane Dunning. Anthony Rendon's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, going from 42.7% on the season to 63.6% in the past week.

THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Mitch Garver will have the handedness advantage against Tyler Anderson in today's matchup. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate. Mitch Garver will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats.

Globe Life Field ranks as the #25 field in the game for LHB BABIP, according to THE BAT projection system. Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Corey Seager's exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off of late; his 93.7-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 88.4-mph in the past week's worth of games. Corey Seager's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has dropped off in recent games, decreasing from 56.6% on the season to 47.1% in the last week's worth of games. Corey Seager has been lucky this year, notching a .425 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .381 — a .044 difference.

THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Josh Jung is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Josh Jung will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tyler Anderson today. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate.

The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Hunter Renfroe's launch angle recently (26.3° in the last 14 days) is significantly higher than his 15.3° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Brandon Drury in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Brandon Drury has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.4-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal mark of 92.1-mph. Brandon Drury's launch angle recently (9.2° over the past week) is a considerable dropoff from his 13.5° seasonal mark. Brandon Drury's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 38.8% to 44.2%.

The weather report the 5th-most favorable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Tyler Anderson. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 15th-worst of all teams on the slate. Jonah Heim will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Jonah Heim has made big improvements with his Barrel% recently, upping his 8.8% seasonal rate to 20% over the past 7 days.

Nathaniel Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.