Boston @ Los Angeles picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony in the 77th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.. Roman Anthony is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Extreme flyball hitters like Roman Anthony are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Yusei Kikuchi.

Mike Trout projects as the 6th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Mike Trout has big-time power (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (26.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Richard Fitts has a pitch-to-contact profile (25th percentile K%) — great news for Trout.

When assessing his home run skill, Trevor Story ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Considering Yusei Kikuchi's large platoon split, Trevor Story will have a gigantic advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.. In the past 7 days, Trevor Story's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.6% up to 16.7%.

When estimating his home run skill, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Wilyer Abreu is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Wilyer Abreu's launch angle this year (23.4°) is a considerable increase over his 19° figure last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Moore in the 86th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.. Christian Moore has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game.. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Christian Moore will hold that advantage today.

Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Home field advantage typically boosts batter stats in all categories, and Travis d'Arnaud will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.304) suggests that Travis d'Arnaud has had some very poor luck this year with his .260 actual wOBA.. By putting up a 24.200 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) using Statcast data) since the start of last season , Travis d'Arnaud is ranked in the 79th percentile for power.

When estimating his home run talent, Jo Adell ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Jo Adell has big-time power (95th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (27.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Richard Fitts has a pitch-to-contact profile (22nd percentile K%) — great news for Adell.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage in today's game.

Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Richard Fitts in today's game.. LaMonte Wade Jr. will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.. LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle this year (21.2°) is considerably higher than his 12.8° figure last year.

Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Marcelo Mayer has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 97.1-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 92.4-mph average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Among all parks, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 8.1-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for hitters.. Taylor Ward will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.