New York @ Los Angeles picks

Cody Bellinger has been on fire in May, hitting .333 with five homers and 15 RBI. The former MVP is slotting in nicely behind Aaron Judge and in front of Paul Goldschmidt, giving him chances to knock in runs or get on base and leave the job for his teammates to finish. Angels SP Jack Kochanowicz has a 5.03 ERA and a 1.584 WHIP. The righty has a low strikeout rate (5.9 per nine innings) and has already allowed nine homers in 53 2/3 innings of work this year. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Yoan Moncada will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Trent Grisham projects as the 17th-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Trent Grisham is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.. Jorge Soler is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Jorge Soler will hold the platoon advantage against Ryan Yarbrough in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Hitting from the opposite that Ryan Yarbrough throws from, Logan O'Hoppe will have an advantage in today's game.. Logan O'Hoppe has strong power (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (28.2% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is a pitch-to-contact type (16th percentile K%) — great news for O'Hoppe.

When assessing his home run ability, Jo Adell ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Batting from the opposite that Ryan Yarbrough throws from, Jo Adell will have the upper hand in today's game.. Jo Adell has a ton of pop (93rd percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a guarantee (28% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Ryan Yarbrough has a pitch-to-contact profile (17th percentile K%) — great news for Adell.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in MLB.. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Extreme flyball bats like Aaron Judge tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jack Kochanowicz.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Batting from the opposite that Ryan Yarbrough throws from, Taylor Ward will have an advantage in today's matchup.

When estimating his home run ability, Ben Rice ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ben Rice is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Ben Rice will have the handedness advantage over Jack Kochanowicz in today's matchup.

Trent Grisham projects as the 17th-best home run batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Trent Grisham is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in today's game.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. Hitting from the opposite that Jack Kochanowicz throws from, Trent Grisham will have an advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Yoan Moncada is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Angel Stadium is the 3rd-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. In terms of temperature and humidity, the weather report projects for the 5th-most favorable hitting conditions on the slate today.. The New York Yankees outfield defense profiles as the 9th-weakest out of every team playing today.