Detroit @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

This year, Andy Ibanez has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 12% of his appearances when starting against righty on the mound. The #7 park in baseball for suppressing batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium. In the league, Angel Stadium's LF dimensions are the 10th-deepest. Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Andy Ibanez in today's game. In the last week's worth of games, Andy Ibanez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal figure of 92.5 mph to 87 mph.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. The Detroit Tigers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Brett Phillips stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats across the board, and Brett Phillips will hold that advantage today.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.310) provides evidence that Parker Meadows has experienced some negative variance this year with his .280 actual wOBA.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Zack Short will hold the platoon advantage against Jimmy Herget today. Zack Short's 21.2° launch angle (an advanced stat to evaluate a hitter's ability to lift the ball for power) is one of the most flyball-inducing in baseball: 93rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Spencer Torkelson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jimmy Herget in today's matchup.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Miguel Cabrera will have the handedness advantage against Reid Detmers today. In the past 7 days, Miguel Cabrera's 75% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.2%.

David Fletcher is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. David Fletcher will hold the platoon advantage against Joey Wentz in today's matchup. Among every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense belongs to the Detroit Tigers.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 2nd-best of the day for bats. Tyler Nevin will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jimmy Herget in today's matchup. Tyler Nevin has displayed impressive plate discipline since the start of last season, checking in at the 75th percentile with a 2.32 K/BB rate.

Carson Kelly has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.