Los Angeles @ Boston props

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Walker Buehler will have the handedness advantage over Mookie Betts in today's game. The Boston Red Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among all the teams in action today. Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mookie Betts today.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Dustin May will have the handedness advantage over Alex Bregman in today's game... and it's a particular mismatch considering May's huge platoon split. This season, there has been a decline in Alex Bregman's speed with his Statcast Sprint Speed dropping from 26.69 ft/sec last year to 26.24 ft/sec currently. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Alex Bregman's true offensive skill to be a .347, indicating that he has been lucky this year given the .036 difference between that figure and his actual .383 wOBA.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Hitting from the same side that Walker Buehler throws from, Andy Pages will be in a tough position in today's matchup. The Boston Red Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among all the teams in action today. Andy Pages will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. Hitting from the same side that Walker Buehler throws from, Teoscar Hernandez has a tough challenge today. The Boston Red Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among all the teams in action today. Teoscar Hernandez will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. The Boston Red Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among all the teams in action today. Shohei Ohtani will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup. Shohei Ohtani has been unlucky this year, putting up a .410 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .411 — a .001 gap.

Fenway Park's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest. The Boston Red Sox infield defense profiles as the 3rd-best among all the teams in action today. Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's game. From last season to this one, Freddie Freeman's ability to hit the ball at a launch angle that optimizes home runs (23° to 34°) has decreased substantially, plummeting from 20% to 15.4%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Fenway Park has the 3rd-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks. Dalton Rushing will hold the platoon advantage against Walker Buehler in today's game. Dalton Rushing has been unlucky this year, compiling a .259 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .309 — a .050 gap.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jarren Duran in the 97th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill. Jarren Duran is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Considering Dustin May's huge platoon split, Jarren Duran will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game. Jarren Duran has a 97th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (39.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of MLB's shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Fenway Park has the 3rd-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks. Tommy Edman's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, increasing from 36.9% to 48.3%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony in the 91st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. Roman Anthony is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Because of Dustin May's huge platoon split, Roman Anthony will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game. Roman Anthony has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards MLB's shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masataka Yoshida in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his batting average skill. Masataka Yoshida is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today's game. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Fenway Park has the 3rd-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks. Masataka Yoshida will hold the platoon advantage over Dustin May in today's matchup... and even better, May has a huge platoon split.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Hitting from the opposite that Walker Buehler throws from, Michael Conforto will have an advantage in today's game. Michael Conforto has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's shallowest LF fences today. Michael Conforto's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 40.6% to 45.8%. Michael Conforto has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .186 rate is deflated compared to his .232 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Wilyer Abreu ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Considering Dustin May's huge platoon split, Wilyer Abreu will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the dish in today's game. Wilyer Abreu pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst out of every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 4th-best field in MLB for lefty batting average. Fenway Park has the 3rd-shallowest RF dimensions among all major league parks. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst out of every team in action today. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Abraham Toro will hold that advantage today. Abraham Toro has notched a .262 batting average this year, checking in at the 75th percentile.

The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park. The shallowest LF dimensions among all major league stadiums are found in Fenway Park. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst out of every team in action today. Carlos Narvaez will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. This year, Carlos Narvaez has an average exit velocity of 91.2 mph, which is one of the best in baseball at the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 82nd percentile when assessing his batting average ability. The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park. Ceddanne Rafaela hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.2% — 90th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards MLB's 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst out of every team in action today. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Ceddanne Rafaela will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 75th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Trevor Story is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park. Trevor Story has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the game's 3rd-shallowest RF fences today. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst out of every team in action today.

The #4 field in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to RHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park. Miguel Rojas has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.5%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball's 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Miguel Rojas has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.2-mph average to last year's 86.6-mph average. Sporting a 1.62 K/BB rate this year, Miguel Rojas has demonstrated good plate discipline, grading out in the 87th percentile.

Hyeseong Kim has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.