Washington @ Los Angeles picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP talent.. James Wood is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, James Wood will have the upper hand today.. James Wood has big-time power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (27.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Hendricks is a pitch-to-contact type (21st percentile K%) — great news for Wood.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Extreme groundball hitters like Taylor Ward are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Mike Soroka.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP talent.. James Wood is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, James Wood will have the upper hand today.. James Wood has big-time power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (27.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Hendricks is a pitch-to-contact type (21st percentile K%) — great news for Wood.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects James Wood as the best hitter in the game when estimating his BABIP talent.. James Wood is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Hitting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, James Wood will have the upper hand today.. James Wood has big-time power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a sure thing (27.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Kyle Hendricks is a pitch-to-contact type (21st percentile K%) — great news for Wood.

Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Mike Soroka throws from, LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. LaMonte Wade Jr. may have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Washington Nationals only has 1 same-handed RP.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold that advantage today.. There has been a significant improvement in LaMonte Wade Jr.'s launch angle from last season's 12.8° to 21.4° this year.

Riley Adams, the Nationals's expected catcher today, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Given that flyball batters have a significant edge over groundball pitchers, Mike Soroka and his 43.6% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough position in today's outing squaring off against 2 opposing GB hitters.. Playing on the road typically lessens pitcher stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mike Soroka in today's game.. Mike Soroka's high utilization percentage of his fastball (54.1% this year) is likely weakening his results, considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Taylor Ward is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Extreme groundball hitters like Taylor Ward are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Mike Soroka.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brady House in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.. Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Brady House has been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits in recent games, angling balls between -4° and 26° 54.8% of the time over the last 14 days.

Among all major league stadiums, Angel Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Kevin Newman will hold that advantage in today's matchup.