Los Angeles @ New York Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Freddie Freeman as the 3rd-best hitter in baseball when assessing his batting average skill. Freddie Freeman is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Cody Poteet throws from, Freddie Freeman will have an advantage today.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Gavin Lux will have the handedness advantage against Cody Poteet in today's matchup. As it relates to his batting average, Gavin Lux has had some very poor luck this year. His .211 BA falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .249.

When assessing his BABIP ability, Teoscar Hernandez is projected as the 14th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Teoscar Hernandez is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Teoscar Hernandez has an 82nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

The #9 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to RHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium's altitude is near sea-level, one of the lowest in Major League Baseball, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to worse offense. Batting from the same side that Cody Poteet throws from, Mookie Betts meets a tough challenge today. Mookie Betts hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 89th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-deepest CF fences in today's game. Mookie Betts will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's matchup.

DJ LeMahieu's batting average ability is projected to be in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X). The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. DJ LeMahieu has a 99th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (43.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game. DJ LeMahieu will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which should bolster all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alex Verdugo in the 95th percentile when assessing his batting average talent. Alex Verdugo is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order in this game. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Alex Verdugo will hold the platoon advantage against Yoshinobu Yamamoto today.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in baseball. Aaron Judge is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in this game. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Aaron Judge will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Andy Pages has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.9%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Andy Pages is very quick, ranking in the 81st percentile in Sprint Speed at 28.38 ft/sec this year.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Trent Grisham will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected wOBA (.325) suggests that Trent Grisham has had some very poor luck since the start of last season with his .290 actual wOBA.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Cody Poteet throws from, Jason Heyward will have the upper hand in today's matchup. Jason Heyward pulls many of his flyballs (36% — 92nd percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 7th-shallowest RF fences today. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Jason Heyward ranks in the 76th percentile with a 15.7° launch angle, which is one of the steepest angles in the game.

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Giancarlo Stanton ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Giancarlo Stanton is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in this matchup. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Giancarlo Stanton will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Jose Trevino will hold that advantage in today's game. By putting up a 2.12 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Jose Trevino has demonstrated strong plate discipline, grading out in the 77th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Gleyber Torres has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them out towards the league's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Gleyber Torres will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in this game. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Batting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Anthony Rizzo will have an advantage in today's game. Anthony Rizzo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.9% — 86th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the game's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.

Anthony Volpe's BABIP skill is projected in the 83rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X). Anthony Volpe is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today's game. The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 11.5-mph in this match-up, the 5th-strongest of the day for bats. Anthony Volpe has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of MLB's 7th-shallowest RF fences in today's matchup.

The weather report calls for the 4th-most suitable hitting weather on the schedule today, as it relates to temperature and humidity. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 15-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws from, Austin Wells will have an edge in today's matchup. Home field advantage typically improves batter stats across the board, and Austin Wells will hold that advantage today. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.266) provides evidence that Austin Wells has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .206 actual batting average.

Shohei Ohtani has gone over 1.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Miguel Rojas has gone over 0.5 in 3 of his last 10 games.