Texas @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

Jack Kochanowicz will have the handedness advantage over Wyatt Langford in today's matchup. In today's matchup, Wyatt Langford is at a disadvantage facing the league's 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.6% rate (84th percentile). Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Wyatt Langford in today's matchup.

Jack Kochanowicz will hold the platoon advantage against Marcus Semien in today's matchup. Marcus Semien pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.4% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball's 10th-deepest LF fences in today's matchup. Marcus Semien will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup. Sporting a .257 BABIP this year, Marcus Semien has performed in the 11th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Stefanic in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Michael Stefanic will hold the home field advantage today, which should improve all of his stats. Michael Stefanic has displayed strong plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 92nd percentile with a 1.6 K/BB rate.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 95th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Compared to last year, Taylor Ward has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 17.8% to 22.5% this season. Taylor Ward's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, going from 48.7% on the season to 64.3% in the past 7 days.

As a switch-hitter who is stronger from the 0 side of the plate, Leody Taveras will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his good side against Jack Kochanowicz in today's matchup. In the last 7 days, Leody Taveras's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.1% up to 12.5%. Leody Taveras has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 91.9-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 88.8-mph EV. Compared to his seasonal average of 14.1°, Leody Taveras has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 22.5° angle in the last two weeks.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Gustavo Campero will hold that advantage in today's game.

Kevin Pillar is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game. Kevin Pillar will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Josh H. Smith is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. Batting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Josh H. Smith will have an advantage today. Posting a .315 BABIP this year, Josh H. Smith finds himself in the 78th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Nathaniel Lowe will have an edge today. In the past week's worth of games, Nathaniel Lowe's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 90.4-mph over the course of the season to 100.2-mph lately. In the last 14 days, Nathaniel Lowe's 63% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 44.8%.

Eric Wagaman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Eric Wagaman will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats. Compiling a 92.7-mph average exit velocity over the last two weeks, Eric Wagaman has been in great form recently.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Adolis Garcia ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Adolis Garcia is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. Adolis Garcia has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 96.5-mph average over the past week to his seasonal 90.9-mph EV. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Adolis Garcia's true offensive skill to be a .320, providing some evidence that he has been unlucky this year given the .026 disparity between that figure and his actual .294 wOBA.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Duran in the 76th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Sporting a .321 BABIP this year, Ezequiel Duran grades out in the 81st percentile.

Jonah Heim has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (82% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in today's game. Jonah Heim has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 6.1% seasonal rate to 12.5% in the past week's worth of games.

Matt Thaiss will hold the platoon advantage over Nathan Eovaldi today. The Texas Rangers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Matt Thaiss stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game. Matt Thaiss will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats. Matt Thaiss has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 92.9-mph average over the past 14 days to his seasonal 86.9-mph average. By putting up a 2.13 K/BB rate this year, Matt Thaiss has demonstrated impressive plate discipline, placing in the 79th percentile.

Travis Jankowski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jack Kochanowicz today.

Brandon Drury is penciled in 5th on the lineup card today. Brandon Drury will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

Jack Lopez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year. Jack Lopez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats. Jack Lopez has made substantial strides with his Barrel% recently, upping his 2.9% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the last 7 days. Jack Lopez has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.5-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal mark of 93.3-mph. In the past week, Jack Lopez's 77.8% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 47.1%.

Niko Kavadas will have the handedness advantage against Nathan Eovaldi in today's game. The Texas Rangers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Niko Kavadas can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game. Niko Kavadas will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats. Niko Kavadas has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 6.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% in the last 7 days. Niko Kavadas's average exit velocity has declined of late; his 90.7-mph seasonal EV has dropped off to 84.2-mph over the last 7 days.

Mickey Moniak has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Dustin Harris has gone over 0.5 in 1 of his last 2 games.