Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Junior Caminero will hold the platoon advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today's game.. Among every team in action today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Christopher Morel is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Hitting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Christopher Morel will have the upper hand today.. Among every team in action today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

Ha-seong Kim is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Batting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Ha-seong Kim will have the upper hand in today's game.. Among every team in action today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.. Ha-seong Kim has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .231 mark is quite a bit lower than his .257 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Mike Trout projects as the 8th-best home run batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Mike Trout has strong power (99th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's never a guarantee (27.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Adrian Houser has a pitch-to-contact profile (20th percentile K%) — great news for Trout.. Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today's game.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Zach Neto is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Zach Neto will hold that advantage in today's matchup.. Zach Neto's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 40.6% to 50.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Taylor Ward will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats.. Taylor Ward's launch angle recently (34.5° in the last week's worth of games) is significantly better than his 19° seasonal angle.

When assessing his batting average skill, Yandy Diaz is projected as the 7th-best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Yandy Diaz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card today.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Yandy Diaz will hold the platoon advantage over Yusei Kikuchi today.. Among every team in action today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Junior Caminero will hold the platoon advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today's game.. Among every team in action today, the 8th-worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Junior Caminero in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Junior Caminero is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Junior Caminero will hold the platoon advantage over Yusei Kikuchi in today's game.. Among every team in action today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christopher Morel in the 97th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Christopher Morel is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.. Angel Stadium has the 2nd-shortest average fence height in Major League Baseball.. Hitting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Christopher Morel will have the upper hand today.. Among every team in action today, the worst infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.