San Francisco @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Hunter Renfroe will have the handedness advantage over Alex Wood in today's game... and moreover, Wood has a huge platoon split. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Hunter Renfroe will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Wilmer Flores is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Wilmer Flores's launch angle this season (24.9°) is quite a bit higher than his 20.3° angle last year. Wilmer Flores has put up a .385 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 95th percentile. Grading out in the 95th percentile, Wilmer Flores has notched a .301 batting average this year.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Chad Wallach will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Wood in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Wood has a huge platoon split. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Chad Wallach will hold that advantage in today's game. Chad Wallach has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .189 rate is a good deal lower than his .223 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Michael Conforto ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Michael Conforto is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Michael Conforto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Matos in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.317) provides evidence that Luis Matos has suffered from bad luck this year with his .285 actual wOBA. Luis Matos has exhibited strong plate discipline this year, grading out in the 89th percentile with a 1.64 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Thairo Estrada in the 75th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. In the past week's worth of games, Thairo Estrada's 40% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20.4%. In notching a .337 BABIP this year, Thairo Estrada has performed in the 84th percentile.

Using Statcast data, Patrick Bailey grades out in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .267. Checking in at the 85th percentile, Patrick Bailey sports a .343 BABIP this year.

Mike Moustakas is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants. Mike Moustakas is an extreme flyball hitter and matches up with the weak outfield defense of San Francisco (#1-worst of all teams on the slate today). Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Mike Moustakas will hold that advantage in today's game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 3rd-best hitter in MLB. Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. Cory Blaser profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is scheduled to be behind the plate in today's game. Angel Stadium profiles as the #26 field in the majors for batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT). The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 75th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Luis Rengifo is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 75% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Alex Wood... and even better, Wood has a huge platoon split. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joc Pederson in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Joc Pederson is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Joc Pederson will hold the platoon advantage against Lucas Giolito today. Joc Pederson has made substantial strides with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 12.9% seasonal rate to 21.4% in the past week's worth of games.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Brandon Drury ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brandon Drury is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Brandon Drury will hold the platoon advantage against Alex Wood in today's game... and even better, Wood has a huge platoon split. Among every team today, the weakest outfield defense belongs to the San Francisco Giants.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Brandon Crawford will hold the platoon advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's game. Brandon Crawford has made notable strides with his Barrel% of late, upping his 10.1% seasonal rate to 16.7% in the past 14 days. Brandon Crawford has gotten much quicker this season, improving from last year's 25.34 ft/sec to 25.81 ft/sec now (according to Statcast's Sprint Speed metric). The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Brandon Crawford's true offensive skill to be a .321, implying that he has been unlucky this year given the .049 gap between that mark and his actual .272 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Sabol in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-strongest of the day for hitters. Blake Sabol will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Lucas Giolito in today's matchup. Blake Sabol's 12.8% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power) is in the 86th percentile this year. Blake Sabol has done a good job optimizing his launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls. His 16.8° mark is among the highest in the majors this year (80th percentile).

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

AJ Pollock has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.