Los Angeles @ San Diego Picks & Props

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Trent Grisham ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Trent Grisham will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Last year, Trent Grisham had an average launch angle of 15.8° on his highest exit velocity balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 20.8°.

Mookie Betts projects as the 12th-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Mookie Betts will hold the platoon advantage over Blake Snell in today's matchup. Mookie Betts has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 12.3% seasonal rate to 17.4% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Michael Grove will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Xander Bogaerts today. Xander Bogaerts will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 5th-best batter in baseball. Juan Soto is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Juan Soto hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 89th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Juan Soto will hold that advantage in today's game. Juan Soto has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 93.4-mph average to last season's 90.9-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 2nd-best batter in baseball when estimating his batting average skill. Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Freddie Freeman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, increasing from 16.9% to 22.4%. Freddie Freeman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better recently, rising from 22.4% on the season to 29.4% in the last two weeks' worth of games.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Manny Machado ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Manny Machado is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game. The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Michael Grove will have the handedness advantage against Manny Machado in today's game. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Manny Machado will hold that advantage today.

The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Michael Grove will hold the platoon advantage over Gary Sanchez in today's matchup. Gary Sanchez will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Gary Sanchez has made big improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 12.4% seasonal rate to 20% over the last 14 days. Gary Sanchez's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, rising from 15.2% on the season to 29.2% in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 78th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Jake Cronenworth will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jake Cronenworth has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average this year; his .216 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .250 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Amed Rosario as the 14th-best batter in baseball when estimating his BABIP ability. Amed Rosario is projected to hit 5th in the batting order today. Amed Rosario will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's game. Amed Rosario hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (41% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Compared to last year, Amed Rosario has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 42.1% to 47.3% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chris Taylor in the 84th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Chris Taylor will have the handedness advantage against Blake Snell in today's game. Last year, Chris Taylor had an average launch angle of 19.4° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 27.3°.

The shallowest CF dimensions in Major League Baseball are found in Petco Park. Kike Hernandez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Blake Snell in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kike Hernandez's true offensive talent to be a .310, indicating that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .041 gap between that figure and his actual .269 wOBA.

James Outman and his 20.8° launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls rank in 98th percentile, among the highest in the game this year. In notching a .353 BABIP this year, James Outman grades out in the 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 85th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Miguel Rojas will have the handedness advantage against Blake Snell in today's matchup. Miguel Rojas has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.3-mph average to last year's 86.7-mph EV. Miguel Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, going from 13.3% to 18.6%. Miguel Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better of late, going from 18.6% on the season to 38.5% in the last two weeks.

Jason Heyward 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.

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