Los Angeles @ Texas picks

Texas' Jacob deGrom remains elite at 37, boasting an ERA+ of 134 this season. Meanwhile, Los Angeles righty Jose Soriano has surrendered just a .599 OPS against Rangers batters. Expect a low-scoring affair at Globe Life Field. 

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wyatt Langford in the 96th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.. Wyatt Langford is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card today.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. Among all the teams in action today, the 5th-weakest infield defense belongs to the Los Angeles Angels.. Wyatt Langford will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

As it relates to his home run talent, Logan O'Hoppe ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. This season, Logan O'Hoppe has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 97.1 mph compared to last year's 94.6 mph mark.. Over the last 14 days, Logan O'Hoppe's 68.4% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 50%.. Despite posting a .289 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Logan O'Hoppe has had some very poor luck given the .034 difference between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .323.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The Barrel% of Zach Neto has significantly improved, with an increase from 8.5% last year to 14.9% this year.. Zach Neto has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 14.9% seasonal rate to 24.4% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Mike Trout as Major League Baseball's 14th-best home run batter.. Mike Trout is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this matchup.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. Using Statcast data, Mike Trout is in the 84th percentile for offensive skills according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .349.. With a .350 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Mike Trout finds himself in the 81st percentile.

Jo Adell projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in the game, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Jo Adell has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (66% of the time), but he is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. Jo Adell has made notable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 11.8% rate last year to 17.4% this year.. Jo Adell has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.7-mph to 97.4-mph in the last 14 days.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. The Barrel% of Zach Neto has significantly improved, with an increase from 8.5% last year to 14.9% this year.. Zach Neto has made notable gains with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 14.9% seasonal rate to 24.4% over the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Travis d'Arnaud in the 76th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. Travis d'Arnaud's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 12.2% to 20.9%.. When it comes to his home runs, Travis d'Arnaud has had bad variance on his side this year. His 17.5 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been significantly deflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 27.3.. Travis d'Arnaud's 13.2% Barrel% (an advanced metric to study power) is in the 86th percentile this year.

Luis Rengifo has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (79% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the batting order in this game.. Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased in recent games, rising from 15.5% on the season to 40.9% in the last two weeks.. Luis Rengifo's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 41.4% to 47.7%.. When it comes to his batting average, Luis Rengifo has been unlucky this year. His .249 figure falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .280.

Globe Life Field has the 7th-lowest fence height (on average) in MLB.. Batting from the opposite that Jacob deGrom throws from, Niko Kavadas will have an edge in today's matchup.. Niko Kavadas's 94-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to assess power) grades out in the 76th percentile since the start of last season.