Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

This year, Harold Ramirez has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 29% of his appearances when starting against lefty on the mound. Angel Stadium projects as the #23 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In the majors, Angel Stadium's left field dimensions are the 10th-deepest. Typically, bats like Harold Ramirez who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Patrick Sandoval. Harold Ramirez will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.

Angel Stadium projects as the #23 field in the majors for right-handed batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT). In the majors, Angel Stadium's left field dimensions are the 10th-deepest. Typically, bats like Yandy Diaz who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Patrick Sandoval. Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yandy Diaz today. Over the last 7 days, Yandy Diaz's 6.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 10.4%.

Jose Siri's BABIP talent is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jose Siri will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval today... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels. The Barrel% of Jose Siri has significantly improved, with an increase from 6.3% last year to 13.5% this year. Last season, Jose Siri had an average launch angle of 11.7° on his hardest-contacted balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 20.8°.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Randy Arozarena ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Randy Arozarena is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Randy Arozarena will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels. Randy Arozarena's average exit velocity has risen significantly from last season to this one, averaging 92.4-mph now compared to just 89.8-mph then.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Curtis Mead in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Curtis Mead is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year. Curtis Mead will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and even more favorably, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.

Osleivis Basabe will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Sandoval in today's matchup... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.

Logan O'Hoppe, the Angels's expected catcher today, grades out as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in MLB. Shohei Ohtani has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 10th-deepest LF fences in today's game. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.408) suggests that Shohei Ohtani has had positive variance on his side this year with his .444 actual wOBA.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Jordyn Adams will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Randal Grichuk will hold that advantage in today's game. Randal Grichuk has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 93.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 89.6-mph figure. There has been a significant improvement in Randal Grichuk's launch angle from last year's 8.3° to 15.4° this year.

Isaac Paredes is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Isaac Paredes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels. Isaac Paredes's launch angle this year (21.4°) is quite a bit higher than his 15.5° angle last season. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Isaac Paredes has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 24.3° compared to his seasonal mark of 18.1°.

Christian Bethancourt will have the handedness advantage against Patrick Sandoval today... and the cherry on top, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Out of every team playing today, the 5th-weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels. Christian Bethancourt has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.4-mph average in the last two weeks to his seasonal EV of 94.3-mph. Christian Bethancourt has been unlucky this year, notching a .275 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .032 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 75th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Luis Rengifo will hold that advantage in today's game. Luis Rengifo has shown strong plate discipline this year, ranking in the 75th percentile with a 1.96 K/BB rate.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Hunter Renfroe will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Mike Moustakas is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game. Mike Moustakas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Eflin today. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Mike Moustakas will hold that advantage today. Over the last 14 days, Mike Moustakas's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.7-mph over the course of the season to 97.5-mph of late. Grading out in the 78th percentile, Mike Moustakas has notched a .323 BABIP this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Drury in the 77th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Brandon Drury is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. Brandon Drury will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Placing in the 79th percentile, Brandon Drury sits with a .325 BABIP this year.

Luke Raley has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 9 of his last 10 games.

Logan O'Hoppe has gone over 0.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Nolan Schanuel has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.