Washington @ Los Angeles picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Moore in the 87th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Christian Moore will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Whalloping 3 home runs in the last week's worth of games, Christian Moore has been on fire of late.. Christian Moore has been hot in recent games, putting up a a 27.3% Barrel% (an advanced stat to assess power) over the past 7 days.. Christian Moore has been zeroed in on the ideal launch angle for home runs of late, angling balls between 23° and 34° 25% of the time in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Hitters such as Taylor Ward with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jake Irvin who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.. Taylor Ward's launch angle this year (20.4°) is a considerable increase over his 17.3° mark last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as the majors's 6th-best home run batter.. Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Extreme flyball batters like Mike Trout are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jake Irvin.. Mike Trout will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.. This season, Mike Trout has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 98.3 mph compared to last year's 96.2 mph mark.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Hitters such as Taylor Ward with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jake Irvin who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.. Taylor Ward's launch angle this year (20.4°) is a considerable increase over his 17.3° mark last year.

Riley Adams, the Nationals's expected catcher in today's matchup, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Considering that flyball hitters hold a significant advantage over groundball pitchers, Jake Irvin and his 42.7% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a difficult spot in this outing going up against 2 opposing GB bats.. Jake Irvin will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.. The 11.4% Barrel% of the Los Angeles Angels makes them the #1 offense in baseball this year by this stat.. Los Angeles's 94.4-mph exit velocity on flyballs ranks them as the #1 offense in baseball this year by this metric.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 94th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Hitters such as Taylor Ward with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Jake Irvin who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.. Taylor Ward's launch angle this year (20.4°) is a considerable increase over his 17.3° mark last year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run talent.. Jo Adell has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (98% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game.. Jo Adell has big-time HR ability (95th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's usually a big "IF" (27.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jake Irvin struggles to strike batters out (21st percentile K%) — great news for Adell.. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Jo Adell will hold that advantage today.. This season, Jo Adell has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 99.6 mph compared to last year's 94.1 mph mark.

When estimating his BABIP ability, James Wood is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. James Wood is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game.. Hitting from the opposite that Jose Soriano throws from, James Wood will have an edge in today's matchup.. James Wood has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 10.7% rate last season to 19.7% this year.. James Wood has made significant strides with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 19.7% seasonal rate to 29.4% in the past two weeks.

Mike Trout projects as the 10th-best hitter in the league, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.. Mike Trout has big-time power (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a guarantee (26.7% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jake Irvin is a pitch-to-contact type (25th percentile K%) — great news for Trout.. Extreme flyball batters like Mike Trout are generally more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Jake Irvin.. Mike Trout will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

When estimating his home run talent, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Logan O'Hoppe has big-time power (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (28.4% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jake Irvin doesn't generate many whiffs (15th percentile K%) — great news for O'Hoppe.. Logan O'Hoppe will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has made sizeable strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 12% rate last year to 18.6% this season.. In the past 7 days, Logan O'Hoppe's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 18.6% up to 33.3%.