Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay props

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Jonny DeLuca will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Over the past week, Jonny DeLuca's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 81.4-mph over the course of the season to 88.6-mph lately. Jonny DeLuca's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, increasing from 38.8% to 46.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to hit 4th in the batting order today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Teoscar Hernandez has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.6%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

When estimating his batting average talent, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Yandy Diaz is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Yandy Diaz has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (42%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

Junior Caminero's batting average talent is projected to be in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Junior Caminero is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Junior Caminero will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which should improve all of his stats.

When estimating his batting average ability, Chandler Simpson is projected as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Chandler Simpson has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (53% of the time), but he is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Chandler Simpson will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Alexander Freeland will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Joe Boyle in today's matchup. Alexander Freeland pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.9% — 82nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 5th-shallowest RF fences today.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Ha-seong Kim will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats. Ha-seong Kim has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .231 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .257 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Tommy Edman has had some very poor luck with his batting average this year; his .226 mark is deflated compared to his .268 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

When estimating his overall offensive skill, Mookie Betts ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Mookie Betts is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Compared to his seasonal average of 18.6°, Mookie Betts has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 22.1° mark over the last 14 days.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Alex Call has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards the league's 5th-shallowest RF fences today. A low launch angle standard deviation tends to lead to a higher batting average on balls in play, and Alex Call's 24.8° mark (93rd percentile) this year indicates a strong hitting profile. With a 1.4 K/BB rate this year, Alex Call has demonstrated strong plate discipline, ranking in the 90th percentile.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Brandon Lowe will have the upper hand in today's game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Shohei Ohtani ranks as the 2nd-best hitter in baseball. Shohei Ohtani is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Batting from the opposite that Joe Boyle throws from, Shohei Ohtani will have an advantage in today's matchup.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage generally improves batter stats across the board, and Taylor Walls will hold that advantage in today's game. Taylor Walls's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls in recent games (23.5° over the last 14 days) is quite a bit higher than his 15.4° seasonal figure. Taylor Walls's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 15.8% to 20%.

Andy Pages's batting average ability is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Over the last 7 days, Andy Pages's 25% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 17.4%. By putting up a .281 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) this year , Andy Pages is ranked in the 88th percentile.

Freddie Freeman's batting average talent is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Hitting from the opposite that Joe Boyle throws from, Freddie Freeman will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Mangum in the 91st percentile when estimating his BABIP talent. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Jake Mangum will hold that advantage today. Ranking in the 84th percentile, Jake Mangum has put up a .326 BABIP this year.

Michael Conforto is penciled in 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season. Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer Ks), and the weather forecast expects the hottest weather on the slate at 91°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 8.1-mph in this match-up, the 4th-best of the day for hitters. Michael Conforto will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Boyle in today's matchup. Over the past week, Michael Conforto's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.4% up to 33.3%.

Josh Lowe has gone over 0.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.