Los Angeles @ Milwaukee props

Of all teams today, the best outfield defense is projected to be from the Milwaukee Brewers. Of late, Will Smith's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, with his seasonal rate of 6% plummeting to 0% within the past week. Will Smith's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has fallen off recently, decreasing from 13% on the season to 6.3% in the past two weeks' worth of games. Despite THE BAT X estimating Will Smith's true talent level to be .374, a difference of .054, he has been lucky this year with a posting of .428 wOBA.

Of all teams today, the best outfield defense is projected to be from the Milwaukee Brewers. Lately, Mookie Betts has experienced a decrease in his exit velocity on flyballs, with a drop from his seasonal mark of 92.9-mph to 89.5-mph in the last week. His wOBA has been favorable as of now, with Mookie Betts exceeding his expected wOBA of .334 (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data) by quite a margin with a mark of .368 this year.

Assessing his overall offensive capability, Willy Adames scores in the 89th percentile in THE BAT X projects. Willy Adames is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this game. In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Willy Adames will hold the platoon advantage over Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup.

THE BAT X projects William Contreras in the 81st percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent. William Contreras is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. William Contreras will hold the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's matchup. William Contreras has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 8.9% seasonal rate to 14.3% over the last week.

Max Muncy projects as the 17th-best hitter in Major League Baseball, per THE BAT X. Max Muncy is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this matchup. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. The Milwaukee Brewers have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Max Muncy stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game. The Barrel% of Max Muncy has significantly improved, with an increase from 12.9% to 22.4% this year.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Brian Anderson ranks in the 78th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Brian Anderson will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw today.

Miguel Vargas's batting average skill is estimated to be in the 86th percentile by THE BAT X projects. For 87% of the time this year, Miguel Vargas has mainly batted in the back-half of the lineup, but for this matchup, he is listed in the 5th spot in the lineup. In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Miguel Vargas will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wade Miley today... and even more favorably, Miley has a large platoon split.

In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Austin Barnes will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Wade Miley today... and even better, Miley has a large platoon split. Austin Barnes has exhibited favorable plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 92nd percentile with a 1.64 K/BB rate.

In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Joey Wiemer will have the handedness advantage over Clayton Kershaw in today's game. As recently, Joey Wiemer has shown noteworthy improvement in his Barrel% by elevating it from his seasonal rate of 7.7% to 13% over the course of the past 14 days. Recently, Joey Wiemer's exit velocity has notably improvementd, evident in his 93.2-mph average in the past week's games compared to his seasonal 87.3-mph mark.

In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Luke Voit will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's game. Luke Voit has made big strides with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 5.4% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the last week. In recent times, Luke Voit's exit velocity has notably risen; observe the difference between his average of 96 mph in the last week's worth of games and his seasonal average of 85.6 mph.

As it relates to his batting average skill, Miguel Rojas is ranked in the 82nd percentile by THE BAT X projects. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Miguel Rojas will hold the platoon advantage over Wade Miley today... and even more favorably, Miley has a large platoon split. Lately, Miguel Rojas' exit velocity on flyballs has notably increased, as figureidenced by his average of 98.2-mph in the last 7 days, compared to his seasonal average of 89-mph. Compared to last season, Miguel Rojas has improved his capability to hit the ball within the HR-maximizing launch angle range of -4° to 26°, as his percentage has increased from 13.3% to 24.4%.

Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Comparing his seasonal 89.7-mph average to his 93.4-mph average in the past week's games, James Outman's exit velocity has significantly increased in recent times. His launch figure has significantly improved in the past two weeks, recording 24.1° compared to his seasonal figure of 15.6°, James Outman's performance shows. James Outman has compiled a .423 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) since the start of last season, ranking in the 99th percentile.

In terms of his BABIP ability, Chris Taylor ranks in the 88th percentile according to THE BAT X projects. This year, Chris Taylor has mainly batted in the back-half of the order (74% of the time), however, it's expected that he will bat 4th on the lineup card for this game. In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Chris Taylor will hold the platoon advantage against Wade Miley in today's matchup... and even more favorably, Miley has a large platoon split.

In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Trayce Thompson will have the handedness advantage over Wade Miley in today's game... and even more favorably, Miley has a large platoon split. Trayce Thompson has compiled a .355 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season, grading out in the 90th percentile (according to THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data). Trayce Thompson has done a favorable job optimizing his launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls. His 22.4° mark is among the highest in the game since the start of last season (95th percentile).

Christian Yelich's BABIP ability is projected in the 95th percentile by THE BAT X assessment. Christian Yelich is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card today. In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Comparing Christian Yelich' 98.8-mph average exit velocity on flyballs in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 96-mph rEVeals a significant gain.

In MLB, American Family Field's centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest. Sitting at the 8th-highest elevation among Major League Baseball stadiums, American Family Field tends to provide better offense due to its high elevation. Tyrone Taylor will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Clayton Kershaw in today's game.