Washington @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daylen Lile in the 78th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Daylen Lile will have the handedness advantage against Shohei Ohtani today... and the cherry on top, Ohtani has a large platoon split. Daylen Lile's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls recently (20.3° in the past week's worth of games) is a considerable increase over his 4.1° seasonal figure.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best hitter in the majors when assessing his BABIP talent. James Wood is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. James Wood will hold the platoon advantage over Shohei Ohtani in today's matchup... and the cherry on top, Ohtani has a large platoon split.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, CJ Abrams ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). CJ Abrams is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. CJ Abrams will have the handedness advantage against Shohei Ohtani in today's game... and even better, Ohtani has a large platoon split. Ranking in the 86th percentile, CJ Abrams has put up a .360 wOBA (widely regarded as the top indicator of overall offense) this year.

Freddie Freeman has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 9.6% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% over the last week. In the past 14 days, Freddie Freeman's 5.4% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 16.2%. In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Freddie Freeman has been very fortunate this year. His .394 mark has been inflated compared to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .345.

Batting from the same side that Mike Soroka throws from, Andy Pages will have a tough challenge in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Andy Pages's true offensive skill to be a .336, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .023 gap between that figure and his actual .359 wOBA.

Brady House's BABIP skill is projected in the 89th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Over the past 7 days, Brady House's swing has been well optimized for base hits, notching a 69.2% of balls hit with a launch angle in the optimal range of -4° to 26°.

Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Dalton Rushing will have the handedness advantage against Mike Soroka today. Dalton Rushing may have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Washington Nationals has just 1 same-handed RP. Dalton Rushing will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nathaniel Lowe in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill. Nathaniel Lowe is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Nathaniel Lowe will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Shohei Ohtani in today's matchup... and even better, Ohtani has a large platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jacob Young in the 85th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.285) may lead us to conclude that Jacob Young has had some very poor luck this year with his .244 actual batting average. Jacob Young has posted a .317 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 81st percentile.

Josh Bell is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup. Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Josh Bell will get to bat from his strong side against a pitcher with a large platoon split (Shohei Ohtani) in this game. Josh Bell has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph to 98.7-mph over the past week.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.387) implies that Shohei Ohtani has experienced some positive variance this year with his .417 actual wOBA.

Max Muncy has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (63% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order today. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Mike Soroka throws from, Max Muncy will have an advantage today. Max Muncy will probably have an advantage against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Washington Nationals only has 1 same-handed RP. Extreme flyball hitters like Max Muncy usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Mike Soroka.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Mookie Betts ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Mookie Betts hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.7% — 96th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. Extreme flyball batters like Mookie Betts usually hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Mike Soroka.

The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tommy Edman in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average talent. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics across the board, and Tommy Edman will hold that advantage today. Tommy Edman has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.9-mph average in the past week to his seasonal EV of 90.5-mph. Tommy Edman's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, rising from 36.9% to 48.8%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Teoscar Hernandez will hold that advantage today. Teoscar Hernandez has seen a notable gain in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.1-mph average in the last week's worth of games to his seasonal 89-mph mark.

Dodger Stadium has the 8th-shallowest CF fences among all major league stadiums. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 9.2-mph in this contest, the 6th-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Mike Soroka throws from, Michael Conforto will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Michael Conforto will probably have the upper hand against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Washington Nationals has just 1 same-handed RP. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Michael Conforto will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

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

Luis Garcia has gone over 0.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.