Los Angeles @ San Francisco Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 2nd-best hitter in the game as it relates to his batting average talent. Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. In MLB, Oracle Park's right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Matt Chapman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Chapman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats across the board, and Matt Chapman will hold that advantage in today's game.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 13th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Teoscar Hernandez has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.232) implies that Teoscar Hernandez has been very fortunate this year with his .258 actual batting average.

Mike Yastrzemski has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (92% of the time), but he is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Mike Yastrzemski will have an advantage in today's game. Mike Yastrzemski pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Because of Jordan Hicks's large platoon split, James Outman will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. James Outman pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Hitters such as James Outman with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jordan Hicks who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest elevations among all parks, which tends to lead to less offense. Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly linked with cold weather, and the weather report for this contest projects the 3rd-lowest temperature on the schedule today at 56°. Jordan Hicks will have the handedness advantage against Mookie Betts in today's matchup... and it's a particular mismatch considering Hicks's large platoon split. The San Francisco Giants infield defense projects as the 4th-strongest among all the teams in action today. Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Heliot Ramos in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Heliot Ramos has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today's game. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Heliot Ramos will hold that advantage in today's game.

Thairo Estrada's batting average talent is projected to be in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Thairo Estrada has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (82% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Thairo Estrada will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. In MLB, Oracle Park's right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Given Jordan Hicks's large platoon split, Gavin Lux will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.289) implies that Gavin Lux has had some very poor luck this year with his .229 actual wOBA.

Wilmer Flores is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Wilmer Flores will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Wilmer Flores ranks in the 98th percentile with a 21.6° launch angle, which is one of the highest angles in the majors.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Max Muncy ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Max Muncy is penciled in 5th in the batting order today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Max Muncy will have the handedness advantage over Jordan Hicks today... and even better, Hicks has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best field in Major League Baseball for righty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Andy Pages has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today. Extreme groundball bats like Andy Pages generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jordan Hicks. Andy Pages has been hot lately, posting a .351 wOBA in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Blake Sabol in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. In MLB, Oracle Park's right field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Blake Sabol will have an advantage in today's matchup.

LaMonte Wade Jr. is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Oracle Park as the 10th-best venue in Major League Baseball for lefty batting average. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this contest, the best of the day for hitters. LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Yoshinobu Yamamoto today. LaMonte Wade Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.5% — 76th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Tyler Fitzgerald has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.