Detroit @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

When assessing his batting average skill, Amed Rosario is projected as the 20th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Amed Rosario is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Amed Rosario will hold the platoon advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez today. Amed Rosario hits many of his flyballs to center field (40.8% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team in action today.

Parker Meadows will hold the platoon advantage against Lance Lynn in today's matchup. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.310) may lead us to conclude that Parker Meadows has suffered from bad luck this year with his .280 actual wOBA.

When it comes to plate discipline, Tyler Nevin's skill is quite impressive, posting a 2.32 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 75th percentile.

Andre Lipcius has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chris Taylor in the 87th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. Chris Taylor will have the handedness advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez in today's game. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team in action today. Chris Taylor will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Chris Taylor's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls this season (26°) is quite a bit better than his 19.4° figure last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Javier Baez in the 78th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent. Javier Baez has made big strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 4.2% seasonal rate to 11.8% in the last 14 days. Javier Baez has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 90.5-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 87.8-mph mark. Javier Baez has been unlucky this year, posting a .260 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .298 — a .038 discrepancy.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. Spencer Torkelson has made big gains with his Barrel%, improving his 8.4% rate last year to 14.8% this season. Over the last 7 days, Spencer Torkelson's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 16.4%. Spencer Torkelson has experienced some negative variance in regards to his wOBA this year; his .334 figure is considerably lower than his .363 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Jake Rogers is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in today's game, which would be an upgrade from his 86% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year. Jake Rogers has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.4-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal EV of 95.8-mph. In terms of his batting average, Jake Rogers has suffered from bad luck this year. His .216 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .234. This year, Jake Rogers's flyball exit velocity (a reliable metric to measure power) ranks in the 93rd percentile at 95.8 mph.

Kike Hernandez will have the handedness advantage against Eduardo Rodriguez in today's game. Kike Hernandez hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 78th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team in action today. Kike Hernandez will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. Kike Hernandez's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased recently, going from 39.1% on the season to 61.5% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Rojas in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Miguel Rojas will have the handedness advantage over Eduardo Rodriguez today. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of every team in action today. Miguel Rojas will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats. Miguel Rojas has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.5-mph average to last season's 86.7-mph average.

Miguel Cabrera is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. In notching a .319 BABIP this year, Miguel Cabrera has performed in the 75th percentile.

James Outman has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.