Los Angeles @ San Diego Picks & Props

Hitting from the opposite that Lou Trivino throws from, Tyler Wade will have the upper hand today. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tyler Wade will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats. Tyler Wade has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 81.7-mph to 84.3-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable pitching weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Lou Trivino will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Fernando Tatis Jr. in today's game. Fernando Tatis Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 48.8% to 37.4%. Fernando Tatis Jr.'s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off in recent games, falling from 37.4% on the season to 27.8% over the last 14 days.

Gavin Sheets is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Lou Trivino throws from, Gavin Sheets will have an edge in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Gavin Sheets will hold that advantage today. Gavin Sheets has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.8-mph average to last season's 87.8-mph EV.

Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. Martin Maldonado will possess the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable pitching weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Jackson Merrill's average exit velocity has decreased recently; his 88-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 81-mph in the last week's worth of games.

When estimating his BABIP ability, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 18th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today's game. Teoscar Hernandez's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls in recent games (24.2° in the past 14 days) is significantly higher than his 10.3° seasonal figure. Based on Statcast data, Teoscar Hernandez grades out in the 76th percentile per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average this year at .271.

The weather report forecasts the 2nd-most favorable pitching weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Luis Arraez's average exit velocity has fallen off in recent games; his 85.3-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 82.5-mph over the past 7 days. Luis Arraez's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 87.9-mph EV last season has dropped to 85.2-mph. Luis Arraez's launch angle lately (0.5° in the past 7 days) is considerably worse than his 12.8° seasonal figure.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Jake Cronenworth ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Jake Cronenworth will have the handedness advantage against Lou Trivino in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jake Cronenworth will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should boost all of his stats. Jake Cronenworth's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, rising from 40.2% on the season to 57.1% over the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Xander Bogaerts in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Xander Bogaerts hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 76th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences today. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Xander Bogaerts will hold that advantage today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.317) suggests that Xander Bogaerts has had bad variance on his side this year with his .282 actual wOBA.

Dalton Rushing will have the handedness advantage over Dylan Cease in today's matchup.

When estimating his batting average talent, Freddie Freeman is projected as the 10th-best batter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Freddie Freeman will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease today. Freddie Freeman has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity this season; just compare his 91.4-mph average to last season's 89.4-mph mark. Freddie Freeman's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 48.2% to 57.2%.

Tommy Edman's batting average talent is projected to be in the 78th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Tommy Edman's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, going from 36.9% to 48.6%. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.279) implies that Tommy Edman has had some very poor luck this year with his .249 actual batting average.

Shohei Ohtani projects as the 2nd-best hitter in the league, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Shohei Ohtani is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. Shohei Ohtani will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease today. Shohei Ohtani has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 101.3-mph average to last season's 99-mph EV. Shohei Ohtani's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this season (19.8°) is considerably better than his 15.8° figure last season.

Manny Machado's batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Manny Machado is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game. Manny Machado hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 91st percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Among all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manny Machado will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mookie Betts in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Mookie Betts is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order today. Mookie Betts hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the game's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Mookie Betts has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 5.1% seasonal rate to 13.8% over the last two weeks. Mookie Betts's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 17.4% to 20.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. By putting up a .282 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Andy Pages is positioned in the 87th percentile. Checking in at the 80th percentile, Andy Pages has put up a .350 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year. Grading out in the 87th percentile, Andy Pages sports a .287 batting average this year.

Hitting from the opposite that Dylan Cease throws from, Michael Conforto will have the upper hand in today's game. Michael Conforto's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls of late (23° over the past 14 days) is quite a bit better than his 14.2° seasonal figure. Michael Conforto's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 40.6% to 45.6%. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Michael Conforto has been unlucky this year. His .274 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .325.

Max Muncy is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game. Max Muncy will hold the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease in today's matchup. Max Muncy has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 13.9% seasonal rate to 25% in the past two weeks. Max Muncy has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.3-mph to 96.5-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games. Over the past 14 days, Max Muncy's 39.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 19.1%.

Hyeseong Kim has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.