Los Angeles @ Washington Picks & Props

CJ Abrams has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (60% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The 9th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks are found in Nationals Park. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. CJ Abrams will hold the platoon advantage over Bobby Miller in today's game. CJ Abrams will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Jacob Young will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

David Peralta has been pulled from the game early 34% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year. The #1 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing BABIP to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Nationals Park. Playing on the road typically lowers hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for David Peralta today. In the past two weeks' worth of games, David Peralta's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 5.3% down to 0%. David Peralta's exit velocity on flyballs has declined lately; his 90-mph seasonal mark has decreased to 78.9-mph over the past 14 days.

The 9th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks are found in Nationals Park. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Jake Alu will have the handedness advantage over Bobby Miller in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Jake Alu will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Jake Alu has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.3-mph to 94.3-mph over the past 7 days.

The 9th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks are found in Nationals Park. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Kolten Wong will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Kolten Wong's true offensive talent to be a .322, implying that he has had some very poor luck this year given the .101 difference between that mark and his actual .221 wOBA.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. James Outman will have the handedness advantage against Jake Irvin in today's game. James Outman pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences today. James Outman's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved recently, rising from 17.5% on the season to 33.3% in the last week's worth of games. By putting up a .351 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, James Outman is ranked in the 75th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Miguel Rojas has a 96th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Miguel Rojas has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.8-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph figure. Miguel Rojas's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 13.3% to 18.8%.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Max Muncy is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Max Muncy will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Irvin in today's matchup. Max Muncy pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.3% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Lane Thomas in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. Lane Thomas is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card today. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Lane Thomas will hold that advantage in today's game. Over the last 14 days, Lane Thomas has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 9% to 18.2%.

Travis Blankenhorn is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup. The 9th-shallowest RF dimensions among all parks are found in Nationals Park. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Travis Blankenhorn will have the handedness advantage over Bobby Miller in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Travis Blankenhorn will hold that advantage today.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather report calls for the 2nd-hottest weather on the slate at 85°. Jason Heyward will hold the platoon advantage over Jake Irvin in today's game. Jason Heyward pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 10th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Jason Heyward's launch angle this season (15.9°) is quite a bit better than his 12.9° angle last year. Compared to his seasonal average of 15.9°, Jason Heyward has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 19° mark in the last two weeks' worth of games.

Alex Call has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.