Los Angeles @ Texas props

The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will have the advantage of batting from from his strong side (0) today against Reid Detmers. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Robbie Grossman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Robbie Grossman has made significant strides with his Barrel% of late, improving his 6.6% seasonal rate to 13.3% over the past two weeks. Robbie Grossman's launch angle in recent games (35° in the last week's worth of games) is a considerable increase over his 19.2° seasonal mark.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 8th-best hitter in the majors, per THE BAT X. Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Doug Eddings projects as a Extreme Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be in charge of the strike zone today. Shohei Ohtani has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 14.7% seasonal rate to 21.1% in the past 14 days. Shohei Ohtani has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.9-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 92.7-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today. Taylor Ward will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney in today's game... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. Taylor Ward has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 8.1% seasonal rate to 20% over the last week. Taylor Ward has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.1-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 90.5-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects Anthony Rendon in the 91st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today. Anthony Rendon will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and moreover, Heaney has a large platoon split. Anthony Rendon's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, going from 42.7% on the season to 63.6% in the past week.

Chad Wallach will hold the platoon advantage over Andrew Heaney today... and moreover, Heaney has a large platoon split.

Mike Trout projects as the 6th-best hitter in the game, per THE BAT X. Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Mike Trout will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney today... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split. Mike Trout's launch angle in recent games (26.8° in the past week's worth of games) is a significant increase over his 19° seasonal figure. Mike Trout has been hot in recent games, notching a a 16.7% Barrel% (an advanced standard to evaluate power) in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Leody Taveras in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Reid Detmers. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Leody Taveras will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Leody Taveras has made big strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 6.6% seasonal rate to 25% in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Marcus Semien in the 89th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Marcus Semien is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. Marcus Semien will have the handedness advantage over Reid Detmers today. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Marcus Semien is an extreme flyball batter and faces the weak outfield defense of Los Angeles (#2-worst of all teams on the slate today).

THE BAT X projects Mitch Garver in the 76th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Mitch Garver will have the handedness advantage over Reid Detmers in today's game. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Mitch Garver will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Mitch Garver has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 100.4-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 93.8-mph.

THE BAT X projects Josh Jung in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Josh Jung is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Josh Jung will hold the platoon advantage over Reid Detmers in today's matchup. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Josh Jung will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

Globe Life Field grades out as the #24 stadium in the league for left-handed BABIP, via THE BAT projection system. Globe Life Field has the 6th-deepest CF fences in the majors. Reid Detmers will have the handedness advantage against Corey Seager today. Corey Seager's average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 95-mph seasonal figure has fallen to 92.8-mph over the past two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Zach Neto in the 84th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Zach Neto will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's game... and moreover, Heaney has a large platoon split. Zach Neto has made significant improvements with his Barrel% lately, improving his 8.3% seasonal rate to 18.2% in the past 7 days. Zach Neto has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.2-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal mark of 94.3-mph. Zach Neto's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased in recent games, rising from 47% on the season to 63.6% in the past week's worth of games.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Andrew Heaney... and even better, Heaney has a large platoon split. Luis Rengifo has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 4% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the past two weeks. Luis Rengifo has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 99.2-mph average in the last 14 days to his seasonal average of 91.8-mph. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved recently, rising from 41.3% on the season to 54.2% over the past two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Brandon Drury in the 75th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Brandon Drury is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. Brandon Drury will have the handedness advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Heaney has a large platoon split. Brandon Drury has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 94.7-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal mark of 91.7-mph. Brandon Drury's launch angle in recent games (24° in the last 7 days) is considerably higher than his 14.2° seasonal figure.

THE BAT X projects Adolis Garcia in the 76th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Adolis Garcia is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup. Adolis Garcia will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Reid Detmers in today's matchup. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Adolis Garcia will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Hunter Renfroe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Andrew Heaney in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Heaney has a large platoon split. Hunter Renfroe's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 15.9% on the season to 40% in the past week's worth of games. A consistent launch angle is an indicator of good hitting, and Hunter Renfroe has been very consistent with his in recent games, notching a 30.7° launch angle standard deviation in the last 7 days.

THE BAT X projects Ezequiel Duran in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Ezequiel Duran will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Reid Detmers today. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Ezequiel Duran will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Ezequiel Duran has been hot lately, hitting his way to a .380 wOBA in the past week's worth of games.

THE BAT X projects Gio Urshela in the 94th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Gio Urshela will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Heaney today... and moreover, Heaney has a large platoon split. Gio Urshela has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 3.9% seasonal rate to 14.3% in the last week. Gio Urshela has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 90.1-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal figure of 87.3-mph. Gio Urshela's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, going from 13.5% on the season to 28.6% in the last 7 days.

The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Reid Detmers. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense projects as the 2nd-worst of the day. Jonah Heim will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Jonah Heim has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 96.4-mph average over the past week to his seasonal mark of 93.2-mph. Jonah Heim's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better recently, increasing from 43.2% on the season to 48.3% over the last 14 days.

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