Texas @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Jung in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Josh Jung is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Josh Jung will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Sandoval in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Sandoval has a large platoon split. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Adolis Garcia in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Adolis Garcia is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Adolis Garcia will have the handedness advantage over Patrick Sandoval in today's game... and even more favorably, Sandoval has a large platoon split. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today.

Mike Moustakas is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Mike Moustakas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jon Gray today. Mike Moustakas will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Stefanic in the 87th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Michael Stefanic will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats. Michael Stefanic's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls in recent games (8.3° over the last 7 days) is quite a bit better than his -0.1° seasonal angle.

The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jared Walsh will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jon Gray in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Jared Walsh will hold that advantage in today's game. Jared Walsh has made notable gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 7.7% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Jared Walsh has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph to 94.1-mph over the last two weeks.

The #6 park in the majors for suppressing batting average to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium. Patrick Sandoval will have the handedness advantage against Corey Seager in today's matchup... and it's a particular mismatch considering Sandoval's large platoon split. Corey Seager will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Corey Seager's true offensive talent to be a .395, providing some evidence that he has had some very good luck this year given the .037 disparity between that mark and his actual .432 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Leody Taveras in the 84th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Leody Taveras will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Patrick Sandoval... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.297) implies that Leody Taveras has had bad variance on his side this year with his .273 actual batting average.

Robbie Grossman has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (69% of the time), but he is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side (0) today against Patrick Sandoval... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Bats such as Robbie Grossman with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Patrick Sandoval who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today.

The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jo Adell will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. Jo Adell has shown some good exit velocity statistics recently, averaging 98.6-mph on his flyballs in the past two weeks' worth of games. Jo Adell's maximum exit velocity (an advanced standard to study power) has been 117.2 mph since the start of last season, grading out in the 98th percentile. Posting a .342 BABIP since the start of last season, Jo Adell grades out in the 88th percentile.

The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The switch-hitting Jonah Heim will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Patrick Sandoval... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today. Jonah Heim has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 98.7-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal mark of 91.9-mph. Over the past 7 days, Jonah Heim's 33.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 18.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mitch Garver in the 92nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Mitch Garver will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Patrick Sandoval today... and even better, Sandoval has a large platoon split. Extreme groundball hitters like Mitch Garver tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Patrick Sandoval. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 75th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill. Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Nolan Schanuel will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jon Gray today. Nolan Schanuel will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 93rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The weather report predicts the most suitable hitting weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The Los Angeles Angels have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Nathaniel Lowe can likely count on holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the weakest among every team today. Nathaniel Lowe has hit one of the hardest balls in the game over the past 7 days — 110.6-mph — which is a favorable proxy for recent form and raw power.

Ezequiel Duran has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

David Fletcher has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.