Los Angeles @ Los Angeles props

The weather forecast projects the 4th-best pitching weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Batting from the same side that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Mookie Betts will have a tough matchup in today's game. Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mookie Betts today. In the past 14 days, Mookie Betts's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 90.4 mph to 88 mph. Mookie Betts has notched a .249 BABIP this year, checking in at the 6th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Moore in the 91st percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. Christian Moore will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should bolster all of his stats. Christian Moore has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 91.7-mph average over the last two weeks to his seasonal 87.8-mph EV.

The weather forecast projects the 4th-best pitching weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shohei Ohtani today. Shohei Ohtani's launch angle in recent games (0.6° over the last 14 days) is significantly lower than his 12.9° seasonal mark. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Shohei Ohtani has been very fortunate this year. His .418 mark has been a good deal higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .377.

The weather forecast projects the 4th-best pitching weather on the slate, as it relates to temperature and humidity. Freddie Freeman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today's matchup. Freddie Freeman has been very fortunate when it comes to with his wOBA this year; his .369 figure is inflated compared to his .331 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

By putting up a 1.48 K/BB rate this year, Alex Call has demonstrated good plate discipline, checking in at the 88th percentile.

Michael Conforto will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Kyle Hendricks in today's game. Michael Conforto's launch angle recently (37.3° in the past 7 days) is significantly higher than his 14.7° seasonal figure. Michael Conforto's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last year to this one, increasing from 40.6% to 46.1%. Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.231) implies that Michael Conforto has had some very poor luck this year with his .187 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Teoscar Hernandez in the 97th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability. Teoscar Hernandez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. In the last week's worth of games, Teoscar Hernandez's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 13% up to 38.5%. Teoscar Hernandez has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.1-mph to 97.9-mph over the past 7 days. Despite posting a .321 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Teoscar Hernandez has experienced some negative variance given the .019 deviation between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .340.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Rengifo in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Rengifo will hold that advantage in today's game. Luis Rengifo has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 99.8-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal mark of 91.4-mph. Compared to his seasonal average of 5.7°, Luis Rengifo has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 26.5° mark in the last 7 days. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last year to this one, increasing from 41.4% to 48.9%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Ward in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Taylor Ward is penciled in 4th in the lineup today. Taylor Ward will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to boost all of his stats. Over the last week, Taylor Ward's Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 15.1% up to 25%. Taylor Ward has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.4-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 93.9-mph.

Nolan Schanuel's batting average skill is projected to be in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Nolan Schanuel is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game. Batting from the opposite that Shohei Ohtani throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have the upper hand in today's game. Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Nolan Schanuel will hold that advantage in today's matchup. Last season, Nolan Schanuel had an average launch angle of 13° on his hardest-hit balls, while this season it has significantly increased to 17.6°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andy Pages in the 84th percentile when estimating his batting average skill. In notching a .279 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Andy Pages is ranked in the 85th percentile. Andy Pages has recorded a .278 batting average this year, grading out in the 84th percentile.

The switch-hitting Alexander Freeland will have the advantage of batting from from his good side (0) today against Kyle Hendricks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Logan O'Hoppe in the 82nd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Logan O'Hoppe will hold that advantage in today's game. Logan O'Hoppe has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.4-mph average to last season's 94.6-mph mark. Logan O'Hoppe's launch angle lately (31° in the last 7 days) is quite a bit higher than his 17.9° seasonal angle. Logan O'Hoppe's average launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls this year (21°) is quite a bit higher than his 16° mark last season.

Miguel Rojas has seen a substantial increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this season; just compare his 89.4-mph average to last year's 86.6-mph average. As it relates to plate discipline, Miguel Rojas's skill is quite impressive, putting up a 1.94 K/BB rate this year while checking in at in the 79th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jo Adell in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Jo Adell will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jo Adell has made substantial gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 17% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last week's worth of games. Jo Adell has seen a notable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.6-mph average to last season's 94.1-mph average. Jo Adell's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls lately (27.1° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is quite a bit better than his 15.2° seasonal angle.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability. Zach Neto is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Zach Neto will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Over the last two weeks, Zach Neto's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.7-mph over the course of the season to 98.2-mph of late. Compared to his seasonal average of 16.3°, Zach Neto has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 38° figure over the last week.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Max Muncy ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Max Muncy is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today's game. Batting from the opposite that Kyle Hendricks throws from, Max Muncy will have an advantage today. Max Muncy has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 97.3-mph average over the last 14 days to his seasonal EV of 94.8-mph. Over the past two weeks, Max Muncy's 35.7% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 21.9%.

Mike Trout projects as the 14th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Mike Trout is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game. Home field advantage typically bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Mike Trout will hold that advantage in today's game. Mike Trout's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better of late, increasing from 51.4% on the season to 58.8% over the past two weeks. Mike Trout has been unlucky in regards to his batting average this year; his .240 BA is a good deal lower than his .257 Expected Batting Average, 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 82nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Yoan Moncada is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Yoan Moncada will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Shohei Ohtani in this game. Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Yoan Moncada will hold that advantage today. Posting a .337 Expected wOBA (or xwOBA, an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year, Yoan Moncada is ranked in the 81st percentile for hitting ability.

Bryce Teodosio will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Travis d'Arnaud has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.