Cleveland @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. The switch-hitting Jose Ramirez will bat from his bad side (0) today against Reid Detmers Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.1% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball's 10th-deepest LF fences today. Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Ramirez today. Jose Ramirez has been very bad at hitting the ball to all fields (a crucial talent for batting average), ranking in the 4th percentile in THE BAT X's Spray Score since the start of last season.

The 10th-deepest LF fences in the majors are found in Angel Stadium. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report forecasts the 3rd-most suitable pitching conditions on the slate today. Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Tyler Freeman in today's game. Tyler Freeman's 3.1% Barrel% (an advanced stat to measure power) grades out in the 22nd percentile since the start of last season. Ranked in the 21st percentile, Tyler Freeman's average exit velocity of 86.3 mph ranks among the lowest in MLB since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Because of Ben Lively's large platoon split, Matt Thaiss will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Matt Thaiss will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Matt Thaiss has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his wOBA since the start of last season; his .290 figure is a good deal lower than his .316 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Kevin Pillar is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Kevin Pillar will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Kevin Pillar has been hot of late, putting up a .422 wOBA in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Given Ben Lively's large platoon split, Mickey Moniak will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate today. Mickey Moniak will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Mickey Moniak's true offensive skill to be a .297, suggesting that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .078 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .219 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andres Gimenez in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. Andres Gimenez is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.318) may lead us to conclude that Andres Gimenez has been unlucky this year with his .260 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 88th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Logan O'Hoppe will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 96th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Taylor Ward will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Luis Rengifo is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 52% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Luis Rengifo will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Nolan Schanuel's batting average ability is projected to be in the 85th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nolan Schanuel is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Because of Ben Lively's large platoon split, Nolan Schanuel will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's matchup.

Jo Adell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (83% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today's game. Since the start of last season, Jo Adell's flyball exit velocity (an advanced metric to assess power) grades out in the 99th percentile at 100.3 mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 75th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Zach Neto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Zach Neto has done a strong job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 18.9° angle is among the highest in MLB since the start of last season (87th percentile).

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, David Fry ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). David Fry is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Reid Detmers throws from, David Fry will have the upper hand in today's game.

Willie Calhoun is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Willie Calhoun will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ben Lively today... and moreover, Lively has a large platoon split. Willie Calhoun will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Brayan Rocchio will get to bat from his strong side against Reid Detmers today. By putting up a 1.63 K/BB rate this year, Brayan Rocchio has shown favorable plate discipline, ranking in the 86th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Johnathan Rodriguez in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Johnathan Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage over Reid Detmers in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Angel Stadium as the 7th-best park in the majors for LHB BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Because of Ben Lively's large platoon split, Luis Guillorme will have a big advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's matchup. Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics across the board, and Luis Guillorme will hold that advantage in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 89th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Batting from the opposite that Reid Detmers throws from, Gabriel Arias will have the upper hand in today's matchup. As it relates to his batting average, Gabriel Arias has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season. His .213 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .228.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 7th-best venue in the league for right-handed BABIP. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for batters. Austin Hedges will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Reid Detmers in today's matchup. Austin Hedges has experienced some negative variance in regards to his batting average since the start of last season; his .175 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .208 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data. Austin Hedges ranks in the 83rd percentile when it comes to hitting balls between -4° and 26°, the launch angle range that tends to optimize base hits (47.2% rate since the start of last season).

Estevan Florial has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.