Baltimore @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Drury in the 78th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Brandon Drury is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today's game. Brandon Drury will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Brandon Drury has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal average of 92.3-mph. Brandon Drury's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 38.8% to 45.8%.

Jordan Westburg's BABIP ability is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Jordan Westburg will have the handedness advantage over Reid Detmers in today's game. Jordan Westburg's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (21.7° over the last 14 days) is significantly better than his 14.5° seasonal angle. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.346) suggests that Jordan Westburg has experienced some negative variance this year with his .319 actual wOBA. Jordan Westburg has compiled a .292 Expected Batting Average this year, ranking in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Randal Grichuk will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Randal Grichuk has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.9-mph to 95.6-mph in the past 7 days.

Mickey Moniak will have the handedness advantage over Dean Kremer in today's matchup. Mickey Moniak will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Mickey Moniak has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 94-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 89.3-mph average. Mickey Moniak's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved in recent games, increasing from 49.2% on the season to 62.5% over the past 7 days. Mickey Moniak has posted a .395 BABIP this year, ranking in the 96th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyren Paris in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Kyren Paris will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adley Rutschman is projected to bat 1st in the lineup today. The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Reid Detmers. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Adley Rutschman's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.6-mph over the course of the season to 98.1-mph of late. Compared to last year, Adley Rutschman has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 13.7% to 17.6% this season.

Eduardo Escobar will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gunnar Henderson in the 96th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. Gunnar Henderson has seen a substantial improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.2-mph average in the past week's worth of games to his seasonal 92.5-mph figure. Posting a .351 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) this year, Gunnar Henderson is positioned in the 78th percentile for offensive ability. Ranked in the 94th percentile, Gunnar Henderson has one of the highest average exit velocities in Major League Baseball this year (92.5-mph).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average ability. Luis Rengifo is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 62% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Luis Rengifo will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Luis Rengifo has made notable strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 7.3% seasonal rate to 20% in the past 7 days. Luis Rengifo's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this year (14.1°) is a considerable increase over his 9.1° mark last year.

Mike Moustakas is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Mike Moustakas will hold the platoon advantage over Dean Kremer today. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Mike Moustakas will hold that advantage today. Mike Moustakas's launch angle of late (27.4° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 16.4° seasonal figure.

Ramon Urias has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Cedric Mullins has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.