Los Angeles @ Texas picks

Yusei Kikuchi has emerged as the Angels’ ace this season, giving Los Angeles a clear pitching edge over Texas. Patrick Corbin has historically struggled against Halos hitters, allowing an .895 OPS, so I'm taking the road team to prevail in this divisional showdown. 

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).. On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. Logan O'Hoppe will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.. Logan O'Hoppe has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.1-mph average to last season's 94.6-mph average.. Logan O'Hoppe's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, going from 50% on the season to 68.4% in the past two weeks' worth of games.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Mike Trout ranks as the 17th-best batter in the game.. Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. Batting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Mike Trout will have the upper hand today.. Utilizing Statcast data, Mike Trout is in the 84th percentile for offensive skills per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .349.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Higashioka in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.. Kyle Higashioka is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this game.. When starting against a lefty on the mound this year, Kyle Higashioka has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 16% of the time.. The #1 park in MLB for suppressing offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.. In the majors, Globe Life Field's CF fences are the 7th-deepest.

On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Taylor Ward will have the upper hand in today's game.. Ranking in the 95th percentile, Taylor Ward sits with a .374 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Wyatt Langford ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Wyatt Langford is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. Wyatt Langford will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's matchup.. Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Wyatt Langford will hold that advantage today.

When starting against a left-handed starter this year, Ezequiel Duran has been pinch hit for 45% of the time.. The #1 park in MLB for suppressing offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.. In the majors, Globe Life Field's CF fences are the 7th-deepest.. Ezequiel Duran's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased lately; his 91.1-mph seasonal EV has fallen to 88-mph in the past two weeks' worth of games.. Utilizing Statcast data, Ezequiel Duran ranks in the 3rd percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .253.

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).. Logan O'Hoppe is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.. On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. Logan O'Hoppe will hold the platoon advantage against Patrick Corbin today.. Logan O'Hoppe has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 97.1-mph average to last season's 94.6-mph average.

The #1 park in MLB for suppressing offensive stats to right-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Globe Life Field.. In the majors, Globe Life Field's CF fences are the 7th-deepest.. Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Logan O'Hoppe in today's matchup.. In the last two weeks' worth of games, Logan O'Hoppe's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 14.7% down to 0%.. By putting up a 6.6 K/BB rate this year, Logan O'Hoppe has demonstrated bad plate discipline, ranking in the 2nd percentile.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Taylor Ward ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. Taylor Ward is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this game.. On average, the fence height at Globe Life Field is the 7th-shortest among all major league baseball stadiums.. Hitting from the opposite that Patrick Corbin throws from, Taylor Ward will have the upper hand in today's game.. Ranking in the 95th percentile, Taylor Ward sits with a .374 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.