Los Angeles @ Cleveland picks

Jose Ramirez has been one of the most consistent hitters in the big leagues for years. He’s also in the middle of an epic 21-game hitting streak right now, batting .318 with nine home runs and 27 RBI. The Cleveland Guardians face Los Angeles Angels righty Jose Soriano tonight, and Ramirez has made his life a living nightmare. In 10 lifetime at-bats, Ramirez has four hits, and three of them are home runs. Ramirez had four bombs against the Angels last season, and it’s only a matter of time until he reaches double digits in homers.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.. The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Among all major league stadiums, Progressive Field's RF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 13.8-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.. The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Carlos Santana pulls many of his flyballs (40.2% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Carlos Santana will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Bo Naylor will have an advantage in today's matchup.. Hitters such as Bo Naylor with extreme groundball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jose Soriano who skew towards the flyball end of the spectrum.. The Los Angeles Angels outfield defense profiles as the 5th-weakest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Taylor Ward has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Jose Ramirez pulls a lot of his flyballs (40.7% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 6th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

As it relates to his home run ability, Jorge Soler ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jorge Soler is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Despite posting a .301 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jorge Soler has been unlucky given the .038 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .339.

Mike Trout projects as the 5th-best home run batter in the majors, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game.. The #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. Extreme flyball batters like Mike Trout usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Ortiz.

Yoan Moncada's BABIP ability is projected in the 88th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.. The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Yoan Moncada will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Luis Ortiz) in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Manzardo in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Kyle Manzardo is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.. The #3 ballpark in the game for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Among all major league stadiums, Progressive Field's RF dimensions are the 6th-shallowest.. Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an edge in today's matchup.

As it relates to his home run ability, Jorge Soler ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jorge Soler is penciled in 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The #3 stadium in Major League Baseball for boosting BABIP to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Progressive Field.. Built 673 feet above sea level, Progressive Field has the 7th-highest elevation among all major league stadiums, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 13.8-mph in this game, the most-favorable of the day for hitters.