Los Angeles @ Cleveland picks

The Guardians are among the worst offensive teams in baseball, so getting the Dodgers at yet another generous price is something I can't turn down. The Dodgers' offense is firing on all cylinders, and Slade Cecconi is in for a rude awakening. 

The Dodgers are an offensive juggernaut. They rank first in team batting average at .264 and second in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. Meanwhile, scoring has been a problem for the Guardians during this latest slide, as Cleveland has only put up seven runs across three games. On the year, the team is 23rd with 3.98 runs per game. L.A. wins by 2+.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in the league.. Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.. In the league, Progressive Field's RF fences are the 6th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Shohei Ohtani is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

When it comes to his home run ability, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.. In the league, Progressive Field's RF fences are the 6th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Manzardo tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Clayton Kershaw.

When assessing his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 9th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Freddie Freeman is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Freddie Freeman is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

When it comes to his home run ability, Kyle Manzardo ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today.. In the league, Progressive Field's RF fences are the 6th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Manzardo tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Clayton Kershaw.

Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Daniel Schneemann will hold that advantage in today's game.. Daniel Schneemann has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, improving his 4.8% rate last season to 16.7% this year.. This season, Daniel Schneemann has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 98.8 mph compared to last year's 90.5 mph mark.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in the league.. Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.. In the league, Progressive Field's RF fences are the 6th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Shohei Ohtani is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

When assessing his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 9th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Freddie Freeman is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Freddie Freeman is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in the league.. Shohei Ohtani is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.. In the league, Progressive Field's RF fences are the 6th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Shohei Ohtani is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez as the 17th-best hitter in the game as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Slade Cecconi will have the handedness advantage against Teoscar Hernandez in today's game.

When assessing his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 9th-best hitter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Freddie Freeman is penciled in 4th in the lineup in this game.. Progressive Field sits at the 7th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to higher offensive output.. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for batters.. Freddie Freeman is likely to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Cleveland Guardians has just 1 same-handed RP.