Los Angeles @ San Diego Picks & Props

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. James Outman will hold the platoon advantage against Seth Lugo today. James Outman has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 104.6-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 93.3-mph. James Outman and his 19.4° launch angle on his hardest-hit balls rank in 95th percentile, among the highest in baseball this year.

Petco Park projects as the #24 stadium in Major League Baseball for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Petco Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which generally leads to lower offensive output. Seth Lugo will have the handedness advantage over Mookie Betts in today's game. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Mookie Betts today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mookie Betts's true offensive ability to be a .391, indicating that he has been very fortunate this year given the .018 difference between that figure and his actual .409 wOBA.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Max Muncy ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Max Muncy is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage over Seth Lugo in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 80th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Trent Grisham will hold the platoon advantage against Tony Gonsolin in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Xander Bogaerts will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Petco Park as the 7th-worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. Petco Park's elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which generally leads to lower offensive output. Playing on the road generally lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Freddie Freeman today. Despite posting a .428 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Freddie Freeman has been very fortunate given the .025 deviation between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .403.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Jason Heyward will have the handedness advantage against Seth Lugo today. Jason Heyward hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage facing baseball's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Jason Heyward's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 11.4% to 15.2%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Amed Rosario as the 14th-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 5th-best of the day for bats. Amed Rosario hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (41% — 99th percentile) and is fortunate to face the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Amed Rosario's launch angle this season (8.3°) is a significant increase over his 5° mark last year.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Juan Soto ranks as the 5th-best batter in the majors. Juan Soto is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Juan Soto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tony Gonsolin in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 83rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Miguel Rojas has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.4-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph mark. Miguel Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 13.3% to 19%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Jake Cronenworth will have the handedness advantage against Tony Gonsolin today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects David Peralta in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. David Peralta is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. David Peralta will hold the platoon advantage over Seth Lugo in today's matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Manny Machado ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Manny Machado is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Luis Campusano will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Petco Park has the 2nd-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all major league parks. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 6th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9-mph in this game, the 6th-best of the day for bats. Over the last 7 days, Kike Hernandez's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 88.3-mph over the course of the season to 91.7-mph of late.

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

Chris Taylor has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

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