Los Angeles @ San Diego Picks & Props

Freddie Freeman will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joe Musgrove in today's game. The San Diego Padres infield defense projects as the strongest among all the teams today.

The San Diego Padres projected offense profiles as the worst on the slate in terms of overall offensive skill. It is scheduled that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Carlos Torres) behind the plate today. Shohei Ohtani will have the handedness advantage over Joe Musgrove today. The San Diego Padres infield defense projects as the strongest among all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average ability. Xander Bogaerts is penciled in 1st in the lineup in today's game. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Xander Bogaerts has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 7th-best batter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Fernando Tatis Jr. is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.5% — 87th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 5th-shallowest CF fences today.

When assessing his BABIP skill, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Joe Musgrove will hold the platoon advantage over Teoscar Hernandez today. Teoscar Hernandez has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Teoscar Hernandez will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Manny Machado ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Manny Machado is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Manny Machado pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's game.

This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Jurickson Profar pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.2% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the best for pitching on the slate. Ha-seong Kim pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences today. Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Ha-seong Kim will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Jason Heyward pulls a lot of his flyballs (36.9% — 95th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Jason Heyward will hold that advantage today.

Mookie Betts projects as the 12th-best hitter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Joe Musgrove will have the handedness advantage over Mookie Betts in today's game. Mookie Betts pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.4% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Cronenworth in the 77th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jake Cronenworth is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Jake Cronenworth will have the handedness advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Campusano in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today.

When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Max Muncy is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today's game. This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. Max Muncy pulls many of his flyballs (38.2% — 96th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Max Muncy will hold that advantage today.

This game is projected to have the most favorable conditions for pitching among all the games scheduled today. James Outman pulls many of his flyballs (39% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and James Outman will hold that advantage in today's game.

Gavin Lux has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.