Chicago @ Los Angeles picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Taylor Ward will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.. Taylor Ward has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, improving his 14.9% seasonal rate to 24.1% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the schedule today.. Hitting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Miguel Vargas will have an edge today.

Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the schedule today.. Colson Montgomery's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls of late (28.5° over the last 7 days) is a considerable increase over his 23.7° seasonal angle.. Over the past 14 days, Colson Montgomery's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.7% up to 20.6%.. In the last 14 days, Colson Montgomery has averaged an impressive 100.5-mph exit velocity on his flyballs, an advanced indicator of home run potential.

Mike Trout projects as the 9th-best home run batter in baseball, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the schedule today.. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage today.

When it comes to his home run ability, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the schedule today.. Logan O'Hoppe will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.. Logan O'Hoppe has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 16.4% seasonal rate to 27.3% in the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 96th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Jo Adell has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (69% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game.. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Jo Adell will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Jo Adell has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.3-mph average to last season's 94.1-mph average.

Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Travis d'Arnaud will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.. Travis d'Arnaud's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 12.2% to 22.3%.. When it comes to his home runs, Travis d'Arnaud has experienced some negative variance this year. His 21.2 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been a good deal lower than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 29.3.. Travis d'Arnaud's 13.4% Barrel% (a reliable stat to assess power) grades out in the 86th percentile this year.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 81st percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 4th on the lineup card today.. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this matchup will be the 5th-most suitable for hitting on the schedule today.. Andrew Benintendi has made substantial gains with his Barrel%, upping his 6.3% rate last season to 11.8% this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Robert Jr. in the 87th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.. Luis Robert Jr. is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game.. Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Batting from the opposite that Tyler Anderson throws from, Luis Robert Jr. will have an advantage in today's matchup.. Over the past week, Luis Robert Jr.'s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.4% down to 0%.

Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 4th-lowest average fence height.. Josh Rojas has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his batting average this year; his .174 BA is quite a bit lower than his .205 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.