San Francisco @ Los Angeles props

THE BAT X projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent. Miguel Vargas will have the handedness advantage over Sean Manaea in today's game... and the cherry on top, Manaea has a large platoon split. Miguel Vargas hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Miguel Vargas will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. James Outman will possess the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to boost all of his stats. James Outman has made sizeable strides with his Barrel% recently, bettering his 11.4% seasonal rate to 33.3% in the last week's worth of games. James Outman has seen a big gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 98.7-mph average over the past 7 days to his seasonal EV of 94-mph.

Wilmer Flores is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. Wilmer Flores's launch angle this year (25.7°) is a considerable increase over his 20.3° mark last year. Wilmer Flores's launch angle in recent games (33.9° in the past two weeks) is significantly better than his 25.7° seasonal angle.

THE BAT X projects Luis Matos in the 84th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks.

Mookie Betts projects as the 18th-best batter in MLB, according to THE BAT X. Mookie Betts is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. Mookie Betts will hold the platoon advantage over Sean Manaea in today's matchup... and even better, Manaea has a large platoon split. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today.

THE BAT X projects Thairo Estrada in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Thairo Estrada is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. Thairo Estrada's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, rising from 42% to 49.4%. Thairo Estrada's ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased lately, rising from 49.4% on the season to 66.7% in the last week.

THE BAT X projects Miguel Rojas in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. Miguel Rojas will hold the platoon advantage over Sean Manaea today... and even better, Manaea has a large platoon split. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Miguel Rojas will hold the home field advantage in today's game, which should boost all of his stats. Miguel Rojas has seen a big increase in his exit velocity on flyballs this year; just compare his 89.8-mph average to last year's 86.7-mph EV.

THE BAT X projects Michael Conforto in the 89th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability. Michael Conforto is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. Michael Conforto will hold the platoon advantage against Emmet Sheehan in today's matchup. Michael Conforto's average launch angle on his hardest-hit balls lately (24.8° in the past two weeks' worth of games) is significantly higher than his 10° seasonal mark.

THE BAT X projects Chris Taylor in the 85th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. Chris Taylor will have the handedness advantage against Sean Manaea today... and even better, Manaea has a large platoon split. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Chris Taylor will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. Brandon Crawford will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Emmet Sheehan today. Brandon Crawford's launch angle lately (17.7° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is considerably higher than his 12.6° seasonal angle. Brandon Crawford has been unlucky this year, putting up a .285 wOBA despite THE BAT X estimating his true talent level to be .322 — a .037 gap.

THE BAT X projects Joc Pederson in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Joc Pederson is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today. Joc Pederson will have the handedness advantage against Emmet Sheehan in today's game. Joc Pederson hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 84th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting out towards baseball's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup. Joc Pederson has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 101.1-mph average in the last two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal figure of 97.2-mph.

THE BAT X projects Freddie Freeman as the best hitter in MLB when estimating his batting average ability. Freddie Freeman is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in this matchup. Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest CF dimensions among all parks. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Freddie Freeman will benefit from the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

Jason Heyward is penciled in 5th in the lineup today. Jason Heyward hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.3% — 91st percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences in today's game. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. Jason Heyward will hold the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats. Jason Heyward's launch angle this season (17.8°) is significantly better than his 12.9° angle last season.

Patrick Bailey has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (94% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game. Patrick Bailey has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 93.7-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal 90.9-mph average. Patrick Bailey has been hot recently, notching a a 22.2% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) in the past two weeks.

THE BAT X projects Mike Yastrzemski in the 79th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. Mike Yastrzemski is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Mike Yastrzemski will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Emmet Sheehan today. Mike Yastrzemski has made big improvements with his Barrel% of late, upping his 10.3% seasonal rate to 15.4% over the past week. Mike Yastrzemski has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity recently; just compare his 95.3-mph average in the past two weeks' worth of games to his seasonal 90.2-mph mark.

THE BAT X projects David Peralta in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability. David Peralta hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.6% — 95th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 9th-shallowest CF fences today. The San Francisco Giants outfield defense grades out as the 2nd-worst of all teams today. David Peralta will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which should improve all of his stats. David Peralta has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity lately; just compare his 101.7-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal 91.2-mph EV.

J.D. Martinez has gone over 0.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

J.D. Davis has gone over 0.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

LaMonte Wade Jr. has gone over 0.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.