New York @ Los Angeles picks

Whether it’s a right-hander or left-hander on the hill, Judge is doing serious damage. He’s smacked two long balls in his last five games and has a five-game hitting streak at the moment as well. Judge will face Los Angeles Angels lefty Yusei Kikuchi tonight, and he’s 5-for-25 lifetime with two homers against him. Seven of Judge's bombs have come against left-handers, and he’s also hitting .444 against southpaws. 

It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Ben May) calling pitches today.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. Clarke Schmidt will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's game.. In his last GS, Clarke Schmidt didn't have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

Trent Grisham projects as the 19th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Trent Grisham is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams playing today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. Taylor Ward will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 88th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.. Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Clarke Schmidt today.

Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams playing today.. Austin Wells is an extreme flyball hitter and squares off against the weak outfield defense of Los Angeles (#2-worst of all teams today).. Austin Wells's average exit velocity has risen significantly from last season to this one, averaging 90.6-mph now compared to just 88.4-mph then.

Aaron Judge projects as the best hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. Aaron Judge will have the handedness advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today's game... and even better, Kikuchi has a large platoon split.

As it relates to his home run talent, Jorge Soler ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jorge Soler is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. Jorge Soler will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 97th percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. Logan O'Hoppe will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has made notable gains with his Barrel%, improving his 12% rate last season to 17% this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 81st percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.. Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-weakest among all the teams playing today.

Angel Stadium has the 3rd-lowest fences in the majors.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-strongest of the day for batters.. Chris Taylor will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to improve all of his stats.. There has been a significant improvement in Chris Taylor's launch angle from last year's 16.8° to 22.8° this season.. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.223) provides evidence that Chris Taylor has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .199 actual batting average.