Los Angeles @ Boston Picks & Props

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level of all games on the slate today at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). Brayan Bello will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Anthony Rendon today... and it's a particular mismatch considering Bello's large platoon split. Anthony Rendon will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today's game. With a .216 wOBA over the last two weeks, Anthony Rendon has been struggling at the plate.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level of all games on the slate today at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 2nd-best venue in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Masataka Yoshida has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. Batters such as Masataka Yoshida with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Tyler Anderson who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Triston Casas ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Triston Casas is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 2nd-best venue in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Triston Casas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest CF fences today.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level of all games on the slate today at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). Brayan Bello will have the handedness advantage against Taylor Ward today... and it's a particular mismatch considering Bello's large platoon split. Taylor Ward will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level of all games on the slate today at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). The switch-hitting Luis Rengifo will be less advantaged while batting from his worse side (0) today against Brayan Bello... and it's an over-sized mismatch considering Bello's large platoon split. Extreme flyball batters like Luis Rengifo tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Brayan Bello. Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Luis Rengifo in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 2nd-best venue in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. David Hamilton has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's shallowest LF fences today. Out of every team today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels. David Hamilton will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Aaron Hicks is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 2nd-best venue in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Aaron Hicks pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.5% — 97th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 3rd-shallowest RF fences today. The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest out of every team in action today.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all major league parks, which tends to lead to lower offensive output. The weather forecast projects temperatures in this matchup to drop to the 2nd-lowest level of all games on the slate today at 58°, which is highly linked to an decrease in offense (and an increase in strikeouts). Batting from the same side that Tyler Anderson throws from, Jarren Duran faces a tough challenge in today's game.

Mike Trout projects as the 6th-best batter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mike Trout is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Mike Trout hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Jo Adell pulls many of his flyballs (33.2% — 75th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's shallowest LF fences in today's matchup. The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest out of every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Zach Neto has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest RF fences today. The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest out of every team in action today.

Mickey Moniak has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 2nd-best venue in the majors for LHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Mickey Moniak will hold the platoon advantage over Brayan Bello in today's game... and even better, Bello has a large platoon split. Mickey Moniak pulls many of his flyballs (34.5% — 84th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest out of every team in action today.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Logan O'Hoppe pulls many of his flyballs (37.9% — 95th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's shallowest LF fences in today's game. The Boston Red Sox infield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest out of every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Connor Wong will have an advantage in today's game. Out of every team today, the 4th-weakest outfield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Ceddanne Rafaela will have the upper hand today. Ceddanne Rafaela has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the game's 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Pablo Reyes is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 2nd-best ballpark in the league for RHB batting average. Fenway Park has the shallowest LF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 12.7-mph in this game, the 4th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Pablo Reyes will have the upper hand in today's game.

Enmanuel Valdez has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Reese McGuire has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.