Los Angeles @ San Diego Picks & Props

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Anthony Rendon ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Anthony Rendon is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Anthony Rendon will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell in today's matchup. In the past week, Anthony Rendon's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5% up to 20%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage over Jaime Barria in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Trent Grisham will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Taylor Ward ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Taylor Ward is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today. Taylor Ward will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell today. Taylor Ward hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Despite posting a .304 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Taylor Ward has suffered from bad luck given the .056 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .360.

The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Blake Snell. Luis Rengifo hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Over the last two weeks, Luis Rengifo's 26.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 13.1%. When it comes to his batting average, Luis Rengifo has been unlucky this year. His .204 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .234.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 5th-best hitter in baseball. Juan Soto is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Juan Soto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jaime Barria in today's game. Juan Soto hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 78th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jake Cronenworth will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jaime Barria today. Jake Cronenworth hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 80th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Jake Cronenworth will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Matt Carpenter will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jaime Barria in today's matchup. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Matt Carpenter will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Despite posting a .289 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Matt Carpenter has experienced some negative variance given the .037 discrepancy between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .326. Since the start of last season, Matt Carpenter's 13.4% Barrel%, a reliable metric for measuring power, places him in the 91st percentile among his peers.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 8th-best batter in the league. Mike Trout is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game. Mike Trout will hold the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's game. Mike Trout hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Over the past 14 days, Mike Trout's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96-mph over the course of the season to 99.5-mph lately.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Xander Bogaerts will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Xander Bogaerts has been unlucky this year, putting up a .318 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .351 — a .033 discrepancy.

Hunter Renfroe is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Hunter Renfroe will have the handedness advantage over Blake Snell today. Over the last 7 days, Hunter Renfroe's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 7.9% up to 14.3%. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.5°, Hunter Renfroe has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 25.5° figure over the last two weeks.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Manny Machado ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Manny Machado is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats across the board, and Manny Machado will hold that advantage today.

Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. The switch-hitting Eduardo Escobar will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Blake Snell. Compared to his seasonal average of 14.1°, Eduardo Escobar has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 18.7° angle in the last two weeks' worth of games. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.265) may lead us to conclude that Eduardo Escobar has experienced some negative variance this year with his .246 actual batting average.

Rougned Odor will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jaime Barria today. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Los Angeles's 3rd-worst outfield defense of all teams today creates a favorable matchup for Rougned Odor, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs. Rougned Odor will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats. Rougned Odor has seen a big increase in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 90.1-mph average to last season's 87.8-mph figure.

David Fletcher will hold the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's matchup. David Fletcher has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 83.5-mph average to last season's 81.4-mph mark. David Fletcher has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 85.9-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 83.5-mph.

Petco Park has the shallowest centerfield dimensions in Major League Baseball. Among every team playing today, the 11th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. Gary Sanchez will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Over the past two weeks, Gary Sanchez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.5-mph over the course of the season to 98.4-mph of late. Last season, Gary Sanchez had an average launch angle of 14° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 18.9°.

Matt Thaiss has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.

Chad Wallach has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.