Los Angeles @ Atlanta Picks & Props

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Freddie Freeman has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 2nd-deepest LF fences in today's game. Out of every team today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Atlanta Braves. Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Freddie Freeman's true offensive talent to be a .363, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .072 difference between that mark and his actual .435 wOBA.

The wind projects to be blowing in from RF at 9.2-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for pitchers. Out of every team today, the 4th-strongest infield defense belongs to the Atlanta Braves. Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. Shohei Ohtani has been lucky in regards to with his wOBA this year; his .401 figure is considerably higher than his .373 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 17th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when assessing his BABIP talent. Teoscar Hernandez is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Alex Verdugo is penciled in 1st in the batting order today. The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill. Mookie Betts is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%.

The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Nick Allen hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 88th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing MLB's 5th-shallowest CF fences today. Out of every team in action today, the 7th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Matt Olson ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Matt Olson is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in today's game. The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park has the 3rd-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Extreme flyball bats like Andy Pages tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Spencer Schwellenbach.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Sean Murphy in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill. Sean Murphy is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%.

The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park has the 3rd-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Out of every team in action today, the 7th-weakest infield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Miguel Rojas has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 87.2-mph average to last year's 85-mph figure. Using Statcast data, Miguel Rojas is in the 91st percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .283.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Michael Harris II will hold the platoon advantage against Roki Sasaki today.

Austin Riley projects as the 18th-best hitter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Austin Riley is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%.

The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.298) implies that Chris Taylor has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .269 actual wOBA. Chris Taylor grades out in the 87th percentile when it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34°, the launch angle range that tends to result the most in home runs (19.5% rate since the start of last season).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent. Marcell Ozuna is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today. The #5 stadium in the game for boosting batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%.

The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Michael Conforto will hold the platoon advantage against Spencer Schwellenbach in today's matchup. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Michael Conforto's true offensive ability to be a .318, indicating that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .049 discrepancy between that mark and his actual .269 wOBA.

The #5 venue in MLB for boosting batting average to LHB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park. Truist Park has the 3rd-shallowest CF dimensions among all major league stadiums. Built 981 feet above sea level, Truist Park has the 3rd-highest elevation among all stadiums, which often leads to better offense. Humid weather has a small but significant correlation with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-most humid conditions on the slate today at 82%. Max Muncy will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Schwellenbach today.