Texas @ Los Angeles picks
Angel Stadium
TEX vs LAA Picks
MLB Picks
Total RBIs

Taylor Ward o0.5 Total RBIs (+210)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for overall right-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.
Total RBIs

Mike Trout o0.5 Total RBIs (+185)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as the game's 8th-best home run batter.. Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.. Angel Stadium projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for overall right-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today's game.
Total RBIs

Jo Adell o0.5 Total RBIs (+220)
Projection 0.5 (Over)
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.. Jo Adell is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this game.. Angel Stadium projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for overall right-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Jo Adell will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.
Total RBIs

Logan O'Hoppe o0.5 Total RBIs (+195)
Projection 0.5 (Over)
EV Model Rating
As it relates to his home run ability, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Angel Stadium projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for overall right-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Logan O'Hoppe will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 97.6-mph average to last year's 94.6-mph EV.
Outs Recorded

Jacob deGrom u17.5 Outs Recorded (+140)
Projection 16.3 (Under)
EV Model Rating
Jacob deGrom will "start" for Texas Rangers in today's game but will function as an opener and may not stay in the game more than a couple innings.. The Los Angeles Angels have been the 7th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Jacob deGrom will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today's matchup.. Jacob deGrom has had positive variance on his side thus far when it comes to his ERA this year; his 2.28 figure is quite a bit lower than his 3.36 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).
Hits, Runs, and RBIs

LaMonte Wade Jr. o0.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (-115)
Projection 1.3 (Over)
EV Model Rating
The #6 field in baseball for boosting offensive stats to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. LaMonte Wade Jr. will hold the platoon advantage over Jacob deGrom today.. LaMonte Wade Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.. LaMonte Wade Jr. has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 95.6-mph over the last week.
Total Bases

Mike Trout u1.5 Total Bases (-169)
Projection 0.8 (Under)
EV Model Rating
As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 5th-most favorable pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this game.. Jacob deGrom will have the handedness advantage over Mike Trout in today's game.. Mike Trout has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 15.8% seasonal rate has dropped to 10% in the last 14 days.. Mike Trout has been cold recently, with his seasonal exit velocity of 90.9-mph dropping to 80.1-mph in the past week's worth of games.. In terms of his home runs, Mike Trout has been lucky this year. His 32.9 HR per 600 plate appearances figure has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 24.0.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs

Taylor Ward o1.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (+125)
Projection 1.9 (Over)
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for overall right-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Ward will hold that advantage in today's game.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs

Yoan Moncada o0.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (-175)
Projection 1.5 (Over)
EV Model Rating
When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Yoan Moncada ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. The #6 field in baseball for boosting offensive stats to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. The switch-hitting Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Jacob deGrom.. Yoan Moncada will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs

Mike Trout o1.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (-110)
Projection 2.1 (Over)
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as the game's 8th-best home run batter.. Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.. Angel Stadium projects as the #6 stadium in the majors for overall right-handed offense, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).. Angel Stadium has the lowest fence height (on average) in the league.. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today's game.