Los Angeles @ Detroit picks

Gleyber Torres is having a respectable campaign for the Detroit Tigers, batting .271 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs. He’s already smacked two long balls in August, and tonight’s matchup plays in his favor. Detroit is facing Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, whom Torres is 12-for-30 against with a pair of round-trippers.

The 28-year-old has five homers off left-handed pitchers, and he’s also left the yard eight times at Comerica Park. The Tigers are hosting Los Angeles in this weekend's series. Kikuchi has allowed 18 home runs this season, and 16 of them are off the bats of right-handed hitters.

Jahmai Jones is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.. Hitting from the opposite that Yusei Kikuchi throws from, Jahmai Jones will have an edge in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today's game.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.

Mike Trout projects as the 8th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Mike Trout is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run skill.. Spencer Torkelson is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in today's game.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.

When assessing his home run skill, Jo Adell ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.. Jo Adell has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 11.8% rate last season to 16.8% this season.. Jo Adell has made substantial strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 16.8% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run ability.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the 3rd-weakest out of every team in action today.

Wenceel Perez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.. Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Wenceel Perez will hold that advantage today.

Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense projects as the 4th-weakest out of every team in action today.. Travis d'Arnaud's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, rising from 12.2% to 21%.. Travis d'Arnaud has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his home runs this year; his 19.6 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a fair amount lower than his 27.0 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yoan Moncada in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Yoan Moncada is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this matchup.. Comerica Park has the 3rd-lowest fence height (on average) among all major league parks.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 3rd-highest temperatures of all games today at 88°.