Athletics @ Los Angeles picks

I tried making sense of his Over here as the projections liked it, but I just can’t. Backing A's lefty JP Sears has cost me money of late. He is not as good as he was early in the season and now with some more heat and better hitting conditions, he is struggling to be productive. He has not hit five or more Ks in seven straight starts and is pitching to a 7.49 ERA over that stretch. The Los Angeles Angels strike out at a high rate but that is always priced in. Sears struck out just four Angels batters four starts ago at home and gave up six runs on eight hits over 15 outs. He’s allowed 4+ runs in four of his last five games and a road start with winds blowing out is not going to help.

When it comes to his home run skill, Seth Brown ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Seth Brown is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Seth Brown will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Hendricks in today's matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Taylor Ward will hold the platoon advantage against JP Sears in today's matchup.

Mike Trout projects as the 7th-best home run hitter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Mike Trout will hold the platoon advantage over JP Sears today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Tyler Soderstrom is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Tyler Soderstrom will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Hendricks in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Soler in the 96th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Jorge Soler is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Jorge Soler will have the handedness advantage over JP Sears today.

When it comes to his home run skill, Seth Brown ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Seth Brown is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Seth Brown will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Hendricks in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 96th percentile when assessing his home run skill.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Hitting from the opposite that JP Sears throws from, Logan O'Hoppe will have an edge in today's game.. Logan O'Hoppe has big-time power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (28.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher JP Sears is a pitch-to-contact type (15th percentile K%) — great news for O'Hoppe.

It may be sensible to expect improved performance for the Los Angeles Angels offense going forward, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) sees them as the 6th-unluckiest offense in MLB this year.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. The Los Angeles Angels have 8 batters in the projected batting order that will have the handedness advantage against JP Sears in this game.. JP Sears is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.1% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #10 HR venue among all major league parks in this game.

When assessing his home run ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 4th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Lawrence Butler will have an edge today.

Brent Rooker projects as the 13th-best home run hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Brent Rooker is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.6-mph in this contest, the 5th-most-favorable of the day for batters.. Brent Rooker's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 42.1% to 48%.